EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – How late is “too late” to start something new? A man in his 70s with ties to El Paso proves every possible answer to that question wrong.
German Cisneros, 75, currently residing in Fresno, California, decided to start singing last year, at the age of 74. He shares his love for music and singing on his YouTube channel.
He has the support and help from his family. However, his son, German Cisneros Jr., — who lives in El Paso — is one of his “main helpers,” and involved with this project.
But what inspired Cisneros to start singing?
“I had never sung before, and what happened is, around seven months ago, I met a lady. She was one of my grandson’s teachers, and I felt a connection with her. Somehow, I felt like a ‘switch’ flipped inside of me. I truly think she was my twin flame,” Cisneros said.
Cisneros described a twin flame as “having a strange feeling that he already knew this person, perhaps in another lifetime.” However, he said the feeling was platonic, and she just inspired him to sing. He now considers her a friend.
“Thinking back, I said, ‘I would like to sing a song for this lady,’ and as I learned the song I wanted to sing, I got COVID-19. I felt it the most in my lungs. I spent around a month coughing nonstop. And after that, my voice got deeper, and I felt more comfortable singing,” Cisneros said.
Cisneros said he feels like God helped him. He had never wanted to sing before meeting his friend, and then, when he decided to do so, his voice was “fixed” by getting sick.
Ever since then, Cisneros has been singing, recording, and posting his videos on YouTube.
On his YouTube channel, Cisneros mostly covers songs by Mexican singers such as Javier Solis, Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernandez and others. But said he wanted to do more “oldie” covers in both English and Spanish.
But to get where he is, Cisneros had to go through very difficult situations throughout his life.
Cisneros said he made a living as a mechanic from a very young age. He is now retired, but he used to specialize in old vehicles from the 1950s and 60s.
During this career, he had the opportunity to move to the state of Guerrero in Mexico for around 15 to 20 years, where he built his home and business. But as things were going well, he lost it all in the blink of an eye and had to move back to the U.S.
This is just an example of how Cisneros has endured the harshness of life. However, despite it all, he considers himself lucky as the only “good thing” that ever happened to him was marrying the mother of his children, because she gave him his family.
“If it wasn’t for her (his wife), I would be dead by now. She is the one who has been taking care of me throughout these years,” Cisneros said.
Even after experiencing a difficult life, Cisneros said he is happy to have the opportunity to share his experience and knowledge with others. And maybe even inspiring people, like he got inspired by his friend.
Cisneros also explained the importance of human connections and helping each other, saying that younger generations could learn from the older generations’ mistakes and make a better future.
“Older generations can teach younger generations based on experience. I believe that experience is everything, and if we could help each other get there, we wouldn’t have to endure many challenges, such as myself. You have to live too and experience things yourself, for sure, but a little bit of help can cause a great impact,” Cisneros said.
So, what comes next for Cisneros?
Cisneros said he is also very interested in having a “healthy lifestyle.” He said that a future goal of his is posting videos related to physical and mental health to prevent chronic diseases. He also wants to share his knowledge with his community and anyone who needs motivation.
“In the future, I would like to have another YouTube channel to teach people how to get to my age in good condition. Without any pain and having a healthy diet. I don’t smoke or drink. I don’t even take any sort of medication. I just want to share what I know with others without having anything in return,” Cisneros said.
You can follow Cisnero’s journey here.
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