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Beautiful song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6VAPyDFKF4

The traditional "La Bella Filipina" kundiman with its original Spanish lyrics sung by Guillermo Gomez-Rivera and accompanied by Roberto Buena.

Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born September 12, 1936) is a Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist, and scholar of Spanish and British descent from the province of Iloilo.

Gómez Rivera is an academic director of the prestigious Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española (Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language), the local branch of the renowned Real Academia Española based in Madrid, Spain, and part of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (Association of Spanish Language Academies). He is also a teacher of various Spanish dances, and is considered the undisputed maestro of Flamenco in the Philippines.

In addition to his contributions to Philippine literature and history, Gómez is also an accomplished linguist and polyglot. He speaks and writes fluently in his native Hiligaynon as well as in English and Tagalog. Aside from being an acclaimed master of the Spanish language in the country, he is also conversant in French, Italian, Portuguese, Kinaray-a, and Cebuano, and has made an extensive study of the Visayan and Chabacano languages.

Inspiration!

Another version!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeOND8B9Vtw&feature=related

La Bella Filipina is a traditional Filipino Kundiman Danza in Spanish. The Tagalog lyrics were written later by the Filipino poet Levi Celerio. Interpreted and recorded by the Mabuhay Singers in 1968 under the music supervision of Leopoldo Silos. This is the signature song of the radio program "Ito Ang Inyong Tiya Dely" by the late Dely Magpayo. Audio from a vinyl LP phonograph recording (Sa Sariling Bayan) played and recorded via USB Turntable.