Virginia López (singer)
Virginia López ( Dolores Virginia Rivera García ; born November 29, 1928 in New York City ) is a Puerto Rican singer.
López began to sing as a child, imitating the famous Libertad Lamarque . In the early 1950s she recorded her first record with guitarist Luis Lija . Ten albums followed with Chago Alvarado , the member and composer of the Trío San Juan . The first international successes brought the titles Tan lejos and Cariñito azucarado .
It became very popular in Mexico through radio broadcasts in the mid-1950s. She traveled there in 1957, and recordings with RCA Records such as Osito de felpa , Por equivocación and Te odio y te quiero made her voice known throughout Latin America, many European countries and Japan. In Mexico she also met her future husband Charlie López . She was awarded the Discómetro de Oro in Mexico and won the Festival de Codazos Prize in Puerto Rico in 1958 . In the 1960s she largely withdrew from the music business. In 1972 she resumed her career with an appearance in Mexico.
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- Buena Music: Biografía de Virginia Lopez
- Fundación Nacional para la cultura popular: Virginia López
- Historia del Rock And Roll: Virginia López
- TheBiography: Biography of Virginia López (1928-VVVV)
- El Blog del Bolero: Virginia Lopez: La Voz de la Ternura
- Virginia López on MusicBrainz (English)
- Virginia López at Allmusic (English)
- Virginia López at Discogs (English)
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SURNAME | López, Virginia |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rivera García, Dolores Virginia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |