Myrta Silva

Myrta Blanca Silva Oliveros (born September 11, 1927 in Arecibo , † December 2, 1987 in San Juan ) was a Puerto Rican singer, actress and composer.

Along with Luisa Capetillo , Trina Padilla de Sanza and María Cadilla de Martínez, Silva is one of the women from Arecibo who shaped the musical culture of Puerto Rico in the 20th century. At the age of ten she performed in the Teatro Oliver in her hometown. In 1939 she came to New York with her family, where she appeared on the radio and in music productions of the Hispanic theater scene. Rafael Hernández took her from Guarachera into his Cuarteto Victoria , with which she traveled through several countries in Latin America. She also worked with Moncho Usera and Armando Castro and performed at Club Playa in Escambrón .

As a composer, Silva made her debut in 1941 with the song Cuando vuelvas , which was recorded by Ruth Fernández . En mi soledad (1942) became known in the interpretations of Daniel Santos and Virginia López , Así es la vida was interpreted by Lope Balaguer . In 1949 she became the lead singer of the Cuban band Sonora Matancera . Regular appearances on Radio Progreso and in Havana nightclubs as well as recordings on the labels Cafamo Records and Seeco Records earned her the title “Reina de la Guaracha”.

From 1956 she presented the weekly television show Una Hora contigo , from 1967 on Rafio TV Mirror the show El Mejor de Variedades en Nueva York . In the 1960s and 1970s, compositions such as Qué sabes tú , Tengo que acostumbrarme , Juguetes del destino , Fin de un amor , Aunque se oponga el mundo , Cuando la lluvia cae , Yo quiero volverme a enamorar , No te vayas de mi vida were created and Sabes una cosa cariño ; the latter became known on the radio through Evelyn Souffront . She hosted music shows at the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation in the 1970s and 1980s.

Myrta Silva suffered from Alzheimer's in the last years of her life and died of a burn that she suffered while showering with water that was too hot.

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SURNAME	Silva, Myrta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Silva Oliveros, Myrta Blanca
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Puerto Rican singer, actress and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arecibo
DATE OF DEATH	2nd December 1987
Place of death	San Juan