Celeste Mendoza
Sign in to saveAlso known as Celeste Mendoza Beltrán, Queen of the Guaguancó
Cuban musician
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Beneath the Halo
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Cuba
- Active from
- 1930-04-06
- Active to
- 1998-11-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,818
- Total plays
- 48,443
Tags
cubalatincubanrumbafemale vocalists
Celeste Mendoza, who was born in Santiago de Cuba, sang ballads with a convincing heft in her voice, a depth of emotion that made them work. But it was her singing of guaguancos, the music of the street rumbas, that made her famous. When she sang them -- a good example is her version of ''La Confianza,'' which she recorded with Bebo Valdes's orchestra -- the sadness in her voice and her smooth virtuosity mixed well. And they earned her a place in the history of the music: previously <a href="htt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Celeste
- Family name
- Mendoza
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Santiago de Cuba Province
- Place of death
- Havana
- Occupation
- dancer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of death
- 1998-01-01
- date of birth
- 1930-01-01
Sources (2)
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