Luz Casal

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Luz Casal (born November 11, 1958 at Boimorto, is a Galician pop singer. She grew up in neighbouring Asturias, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician.

She became famous in the early 1980s, and remained as an important figure in Spanish pop music all through said decade and beyond, with her sound gradually maturing towards soft adult pop. She recorded a cover version of Étienne Daho's French language song "Duel au Soleil" in Spanish called "Un nuevo día brillará", which became a hit song.

In 1992 she enjoyed a great success with her appearance in the soundtrack of Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed film Tacones Lejanos singing Agustín Lara's theme "Piensa en mí".

In January of 2007, Luz Casals was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent an operation at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid.^{[citation needed]}

Her first name, Luz, means “light” in Spanish.

[edit] Discography

• El ascensor (Single) (1980)
• Luz (1982)
• Los ojos del gato (1984)
• Luz III (1985)
• Quiéreme aunque te duela (1987)
• Luz V (1989)
• A contraluz (1991)
• Como la flor prometida (1995)
• Pequeños y grandes éxitos (1996)
• Un mar de confianza (2000)
• Con otra mirada (2002)
• Sencilla alegría (2005)
• Pequeños, medianos y grandes éxitos (2006)
• Vida tóxica (2007)

Soundtracks:

• Tacones lejanos (1991)
• El Bosque animado (2001)

[edit] External links

• Official Homepage
• Luz Casal at the Internet Movie Database
• Boimorto info (in Spanish)
• Luz Casal at Morkol.com Listen the songs and read the lyrics.