"Contigo en la Distancia"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
Released	November, 2015
Recorded	2015, México
Genre	Classical crossover
Label	Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Songwriter(s)	César Portillo de la Luz
Producer(s)	Julio Reyes Copello

"Contigo En La Distancia" (With you in the distance) is a bolero which was written by the singer-songwriter Cuban César Portillo de la Luz when he was 24 years old. It was written in the year 1946.

Nowadays it is one of the most acclaimed boleros in Cuban music, having been interpreted by a multitude of singers such as Il Divo, Pedro Infante, Pablo Milanés, Joan Manuel Serrat, Christina Aguilera, Luis Miguel, Caetano Veloso, Plácido Domingo, José José, María Dolores Meadow and Belinda, among others.

"Contigo en la Distancia" was written by Cuban guitarist César Portillo de la Luz. Born in Havana, Cuba to a cigar-roller, Portillo taught himself play the guitar. At first, he painted houses to earn his living and would listen to jazz while working. Portillo de la Luz was introduced to filin (a form of bolero music influenced by jazz) by trovador musician Angel Díaz when Portillo de la Luz was performing at a friend's house. Diaz invited Portillo de la Luz to perform with the rest of the filin musicians at the Callejón de Hemmel. In 1946, he made his debut as a professional guitar player on radio and a weekly slot on Radio Mil Diez followed, which increased his popularity. "Contigo en la Distancia", recorded in the same year, was released when filin music was gaining popularity in Cuba. Portillo de la Luz's recording of the song was included on a compilation album titled Un Momento con Portillo de la Luz.

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