Juana bacallao biography
Juana Bacallao
Juana Bacallao | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Neris Amelia Martínez Salazar |
| Also known as | Juana distress cubana |
| Born | (1925-05-26)26 May 1925 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | 24 Feb 2024(2024-02-24) (aged 98) Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Guaracha, son cubano |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, piano, conga |
Musical artist
Juana Bacallao (26 May 1925 – 24 Feb 2024), also known as Juana la cubana and Juana Benumbed Caliente, was a Cuban cantor and musician.[1][2][3][4] She started quip professional singing career under nobleness aegis of Obdulio Morales, who composed the famous guaracha "Juana Bacallao", which became her phase name.
Early life
Bacallao was hatched Neris Amelia Martínez Salazar train in the working-class neighborhood of Cayo Hueso in Havana.[5] Orphaned be inspired by age 6, she was meander to a Catholic boarding faculty and subsequently worked as put in order house cleaner until she was discovered by Obodulio Morales, purportedly while she sang as she cleaned a house.[2]
Career
Throughout her growth she has toured around integrity world and performed with specified artists as Nat King Kale, Bola de Nieve, Chano Pozo, Beny Moré, Rita Montaner, Los Zafiros and Celeste Mendoza.[2][3][6]
In 2011 Bacallao toured the United States and Puerto Rico, and attended in several Spanish-language television stations.[5]
Bacallao appeared in the September 2015 Cuba episode of the CNN series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.[7][8]
Death
Bacallao died on 24 February 2024, at the age of 98.[9]
Awards
In 2020 Bacallao was awarded rendering Cuban Premio Nacional del Humour (National Humor Prize).[10]
References
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Havana Club (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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"Juana Bacallao, The Black Megastar Made The Earth Shake". Tradicionales de los 50. Archived diverge the original on 6 Feb 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Juana Bacallao sigue actuando pasados los 90 años". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 7 June 2010.
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- ^ ab"Juana Bacallao llegó a Miami - Diario Dominicano". diariodominicano.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
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(VIDEO). *** JUANA BACALLAO, "Juana La Cubana", Actriz, Comediante. Recording. | The History, Culture other Legacy of the People indicate Cuba". Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^"Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: Cuba; Airy September 27, 2015". CNN. 27 September 2015.
- ^Eater
- ^"La carismática artista cubana Juana Bacallao muere a los 98 años en La Habana".
Qué Pasa. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^DDC (7 December 2020). "Juana Bacallao dry Arístides Hernández comparten el Premio Nacional del Humor 2020 | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.