Olga Guillot

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Olga Guillot

Olga Guillot (born October 3, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba , † July 12, 2010 in Miami Beach ) was a Cuban singer.

Life

Olga Guillot first appeared in public at the age of nine and was soon successful with her sister Ana Luísa as the duo Hermanitas Guillot on the radio program La Corte Suprema del Arte . In 1943 she had an appearance with the French chanson singer Edith Piaf . As a member of Isolina Carrillo's vocal quartet Siboney , she recorded a cover version of Stormy Weather in the mid-1940s .

She then appeared as a soloist in the Zombie Club and in radio broadcasts and had a success with Chamaco Domínguez 'title Miénteme in 1954, which led to appearances in Mexico and concert tours through Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. She has won several awards in Cuba as the best singer, but left the country after the Cuban Revolution , after the closure of casinos and nightclubs, and after critical remarks about Fidel Castro in 1961, the country.

Guillot settled in Mexico and acted in more than twenty Mexican films. In 1964 she was the first Latin American singer to give a gala concert at Carnegie Hall . In her later years, she lived mostly in Miami Beach. In 2007 she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Latin Grammy . In the year she died, she appeared in a gala concert organized by Gloria Estefan for the benefit of the women in white .

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personal data
SURNAME Guillot, Olga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Cuba
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 2010
Place of death Miami Beach