At 75 years, the Venezuelan composer Chelique Sarabia nostalgically recalls the moment when lighting during his youth allowed him to write the theme for which later would be recognized in the world of music speaking: "Anxiety" .
He describes sitting inside the Main Theater of Caracas alone celebrating its 15 years with a continuous function of the Mexican namesake drama starring Libertad Lamarque and Pedro Infante. "After I returned to my internship and I think it was for him homage, I did those verses."
This musician authored over a thousand subjects, such as "if not you," "Wings of Glass", "Do not bite the lips" or "My own self," may well be described as one of the composers are attributed most distinguished of Venezuela.
For this, and for the contribution that he bequeathed to the Latin American musical events, Chelique will be honored during the next edition of the Grammy Awards.
"This recognition is an honor for me because it makes me think that either these people were well back in the search for talent on the continent, or something done has come up today , " said Sarabia in Caracas, where he recently started sessions conducted radiotherapy to fight a small tumor in his nostrils.
Recognition will also be given to other stars of Latin American music, as the renowned Cuban singer Pablo Milanes and bolero singer, Brazilian artist Djavan and the Spanish duo of Victor Manuel and Ana Bethlehem.
