![]() Later he worked in a supermarket transporting merchandise. ![]() After dropping out of school he worked collecting bones and glass. Due to his aunt's death Gabriel only completed the first five years of primary school in Tacubaya in Mexico City, where he used to participate in singing contests. Siria had to drop out of school before his teens to support his family, after the death of his aunt Angela. After a time, she decided to leave her son at the household of his uncle Valentín Levario Plata and his wife, Ángela López Martínez, whom Gabriel considered his real parents. Juana had a stall at a public market and as her spouse had allegedly abandoned her, she had little time save for work. Gabriel Siria Levario was the first of three children of Francisco Siria Mora, a baker and butcher, and Juana Levario Plata, a trader. He specialized in the musical genres of bolero and ranchera. Javier Solis died in 1966 at age 33 from complications resulting from gall bladder surgery, leaving behind a brief but memorable musical legacy.Gabriel Siria Levario (4 September 1931 – 19 April 1966), known professionally as Javier Solís, was a Mexican singer and actor. Not content with simply performing as a recording artist, Solis began his acting career in 1959 filming more than 20 movies with stars such as Maria Victoria, Lola Beltran, and Luis Aguilar. ![]() Solis was the first to sing songs in a style now known as "Boleros-Rancheras." He sang boleros typically associated with trio music but now accompanied by mariachis, also adding waltzes and tangos to his repertoire as a prolific interpreter of many styles of music. The vocalist came to international acclaim in 1957, making appearances in the United States, Central, and South America. His first hit, "Lloraras," came two years later and prompted his producer Felipe Valdes Leal to give him the name Javier Solis. They took him to audition with CBS records where he signed a recording contract and cut his first album in 1950. The young man used to sing in local competitions for small prizes (such as a pair of new shoes), but was eventually banned from participating because he so dominated the competition.Īt age 16, Solis went to Puebla, Mexico to sing with Mariachi Metepec, but it wasn't until years later when Julito Rodriguez and Alfredo Gil of the trio Los Panchos heard him singing at a local bar that he got his first break as a recording artist. He trained as an amateur boxer for six years with aspirations of turning professional, but quit after his father urged him to choose a more "decent" career. ![]() Coming from humble beginnings, at a young age Solis had to drop out of school to help support his family. Born Gabriel Siria Levario, Javier Solis became known as one of the most recognized Mariachi solo artists in Mexico. ![]()
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