Bésame Mucho

original song written and composed by Consuelo Velázquez
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q391180
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Summary

Bésame Mucho is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,730 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Consuelo Velázquez[3]
  • Genre: bolero[4]
  • Performer: Emilio Tuero[5], Pedro Vargas[6], Plácido Domingo[7], Cesária Évora[8], Sussie 4[9]
  • Record label: Parlophone[10]
  • Language of work or name: Spanish[11]
  • Publication date: 1940[12]
  • Lyricist: Consuelo Velázquez[13]
  • Tonality: C minor[14]
  • Title: Bésame Mucho[15]
  • Different from: Bésame mucho[16]
  • First line: Bésame, bésame mucho, como si fuera ésta noche la última vez.[17]
  • Last line: Bésame, bésame mucho, que tengo miedo perderte, perderte después.[18]
  • Form of creative work: song[19]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c53d4b1b-cae3-3ce2-ad5e-c278ad73c751[21]

Why It Matters

Bésame Mucho has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Bésame Mucho. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-same-mucho
MLA “Bésame Mucho.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-same-mucho.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_b-same-mucho_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Bésame Mucho}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/b-same-mucho}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → Spanish
    Performer → Emilio Tuero, Pedro Vargas, Plácido Domingo +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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