Alina de Silva

Alina de Silva (born Alina Lestonnat Cavenecia ; born March 16, 1898 in La Punta , † April 13, 1972 in Lima ) was a Peruvian singer and actress.

Live and act

Da Silva came to Paris in 1925 with her husband, the composer, violinist and pianist Alfonso de Silva , where she lived for the next 15 years and became known as a tango singer with Manuel Pizarro's orchestra . She toured Spain and North Africa, where she also performed street scenes from Lima (collected by Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales ). She performed with Carlos Gardel at Cabaret El Garrón and recorded the Tango Una noche en El Garrón with him . In 1929 her portrait appeared on the cover of La Rampe magazine and she sang in a revie at the Moulin Rouge .

In the 1930s, da Silva appeared in four short films by Pathé : Je t'adore mais porquoi (1930), Paris Music Hall (1933), La Crise est finie (1934) and Fort Dolores (1938). She appeared on television alongside Maurice Chevalier , Mistinguett , Charles Trenet and Josephine Baker . In addition to numerous tangos (including "Cachito", "Ilusión", "Mano a mano", "Ida y vuelta", "Pobre paica", "Araca corazón", "Pobre pato", "Malevaje", "Ventanita florida", " Añorando "," Garufa "," Confesión "," Pero el día que me quieras "," El aguacero "," No te engañes corazón "," Dónde estás corazón "," Piedad "," Yira yira ") she also sang Cuban songs and rumbas like "La cucaracha", "Negra consentida" and "Adiós mi chaparrita".

In 1939 she returned to Lima. She performed here on radio and theater and sang in recordings such as La Chichera by Rosa de Morales. In her later years she turned to painting and sculpture. She painted altarpieces and other religious works and created sculptures of angels, harlequins, medieval virgins and other religious and secular motifs.

Web links

• Alina de Silva on todotango.com