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In politics[edit]

In Brazil in 1990, an affair between the Minister of Economics Zélia Cardoso de Mello and the minister of Justice Bernardo Cabral was revealed when the two danced cheek to cheek to "Bésame Mucho."[7] A few days later, the presidential band was to introduce Cardoso de Mello with a military march. Instead, the director of the band had them play "Bésame Mucho." He was placed under house arrest for 3 days for insubordination.[8]

Notable versions[edit]

 

Capitol Records 78rpm record label for USA release of Andy Russell's "Bésame Mucho." Original issue. 1944

• Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (reached number one in the United States in 1944)[9]

• Xavier Cugat, who recorded the song with the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra and a vocal chorus by Del Campo for Columbia Records (#36852, 1945)[10]

• Andy Russell (reached No. 8 in the USA in 1944)[11]

• Pedro Vargas (inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001)[12]

• Plácido Domingo (received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance in 1983)[13]

• Cesária Évora (Évora sang in Kriolu, a Creole language mixing Portuguese with the west African dialects of her ancestors. This was one of the few songs she sang in a different language)

• Zoé (nominated for a Latin Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012)[14]

• The Beatles (recorded during their Decca audition on January 1, 1962. A second version was recorded during their first session at Abbey Road Studios on June 6, 1962. The latter is included on The Beatles' Anthology 1)[15]