Consuelo Velázquez Torres (21 August 1916 – 22 January 2005) (popularly also known as Consuelito Velázquez) was a mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist. According to her obituary, she was 88 years old when she died. Most music resources, however, list her birth date as August 29, 1924, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico. Velázquez was the songwriter and lyricist of many Latin standard songs, such as Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga, Franqueza, Que seas feliz, Cachito...

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