Dos gardenias
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| "Dos gardenias" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Written | 1945 |
| Published | 2 April 1947[1] |
| Genre | Bolero |
| Songwriter | Isolina Carrillo |
"Dos gardenias" is a bolero written in 1945 by Cuban composer and pianist Isolina Carrillo.[2] Widely considered a standard of the Latin music repertoire, the song became a hit for Daniel Santos in 1948, due to his recording with La Sonora Matancera with an arrangement by Pérez Prado.[3][4] Years later the composition would achieve international fame beyond the Spanish-speaking world thanks to Ibrahim Ferrer's 1996 recording with the Buena Vista Social Club collective.
