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Omara Portuondo is a Cuban singer and dancer, born in Havana on 29 October 1930. She began her career in 1950, performing in the bolero and Latin jazz genres as a vocalist, and has recorded for the World Circuit record label. She is a member of the Buena Vista Social Club ensemble.
Portuondo received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, and holds Cuban citizenship.
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Film & TV
Havana, Cuba
Known for
- Carlos Rivera: leyendas — Self2022
- Omara — Self2021
- Cosmo Life — Self2021
- Andrea Motis, The Silent Trumpet — Herself2019
- Buena Vista Social Club: Adios — Self2017
- Luces y duendes — Herself2017
- Maria Bethânia e Omara Portuondo2008
- Compay Segundo: Live At L'olympia - Paris — Self2001
- Buena Vista Social Club — Self1999
- Descarga1983
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 265,871
- Total plays
- 2,096,255
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Omara Portuondo (born in Havana, Cuba on 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer whose career has spanned over half a century. Portuondo was born in October 1930 in Havana, one of three sisters; her mother came from a wealthy Spanish family, and had created a scandal by running off with and marrying a black professional baseball player. Omara started her career in 1945 as a dancer at Havana's Tropicana Club (following her older sister, Haydee). The two sisters used to sing for family and friends <a
Key facts
- Born
- Omara Portuondo Peláez , ( 1930-10-29 ) 29 October 1930 (age 95) , Havana , Cuba
- Genres
- Bolero , canción , vocal jazz , son , guaracha
- Occupations
- Singer, dancer
- Years active
- 1950–present
- Labels
- Velvet, Areito , World Circuit
- Website
- www .omaraportuondo .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Havana
- Occupation
- dancer
- Genre
- Latin jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- World Circuit
- Official website
- www.omaraportuondo.com
- Image
- La cantant cubana Omara Portuondo (3736772084).jpg
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- Commons category
- Omara Portuondo
- date of birth
- 1930-10-29
- name in native language
- Omara Portuondo
- member of
- Buena Vista Social Club
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- social media followers
- 7488
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Encyclopedic overview
Omara Portuondo Peláez (born 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer and dancer. A founding member of the popular vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida, Portuondo has collaborated with many important Cuban musicians during her long career, including Julio Gutiérrez, Juanito Márquez and Chucho Valdés. Although primarily known for her rendition of boleros, she has recorded in a wide range of styles from jazz to son cubano. Since 1996, she has been part of the Buena Vista Social Club project, touring extensively and recording several albums with the ensemble. She won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album in 2009, a Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album in 2023, a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and she received three Grammy Award nominations in 2019 and a nomination in 2024.
Early life and career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Omara Portuondo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.