María Enriqueta
María Enriqueta | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Enriqueta García Escoto |
| Born | c. 1922 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Died | 16 January 1996 (aged 74) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Bolero |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | |
Enriqueta García Escoto[1] (c. 1922 – 16 January 1996), known as María Enriqueta, was a Mexican bolero singer. Her dark complexion and great physical beauty earned her the nickname "La Venus Morena"[2] (The Swarthy Venus [de Milo]).
She was born c. 1922 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.[1] Her father, Estanislao García Espinoza, was a founding director of the marching band of the Mexican Navy.[3] Her mother's name was Ángela Escoto.[1]
She was most famous in the 1950s when she achieved popularity as a radio performer and was one of RCA Victor Records' best-selling Mexican artists.[3] She also recorded for Musart Records.[4]
The noted orchestra conductor Eleazar Martínez was the father of her daughter, Cecilia Martínez García.[3] María Enriqueta lived in Coyoacán with her husband, Roberto Monter Carpio.[1] She died of pneumonia at the age of 74 on 16 January 1996 in Tlalpan, Mexico City.[1] Her remains were cremated at the Panteón Español in Mexico City.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f ""México, Distrito Federal, Registro Civil, 1832-2005," database with images, FamilySearch, Enriqueta Garcia Escoto, 16 Jan 1996; citing Death, Alvaro Obregón, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Archivo de Registro Civil de Distrito Federal (Distrito Federal Civil Registry Archives); FHL microfilm 2,244,985".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Restrepo Duque, Hernán (1992). Lo que cuentan los boleros: la historia de 100 hermosos boleros, de sus compositores y de sus mejóres intérpretes. Centro Editorial de Estudios Musicales. p. 56. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c Martínez Frausto, Ernesto. "Programa 06 septiembre 2013. "La Venus Morena"". Hasta que el Cuerpo Aguante Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Hilos de Plata". iTunes. Retrieved 23 April 2018.