In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portuondo and the second or maternal family name is Peláez.
Omara Portuondo
Portuondo in 2015
Background information
Birth name
Omara Portuondo Peláez
Born
(1930-10-29) 29 October 1930 (age 93) Havana, Cuba
Genres
Bolero, canción, vocal jazz, son, guaracha
Occupation(s)
Singer, dancer
Years active
1950–present
Labels
Velvet, Areito, World Circuit
Website
www.omaraportuondo.com
Musical artist
Omara Portuondo Peláez (born 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer and dancer. A founding member of the popular vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida, Portuondo has collaborated with many important Cuban musicians during her long career, including Julio Gutiérrez, Juanito Márquez and Chucho Valdés. Although primarily known for her rendition of boleros, she has recorded in a wide range of styles from jazz to son cubano. Since 1996, she has been part of the Buena Vista Social Club project, touring extensively and recording several albums with the ensemble. She won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album in 2009, a Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album in 2023, a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and she received three Grammy Award nominations in 2019 and a nomination in 2024.
OmaraPortuondo Peláez (born 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer and dancer. A founding member of the popular vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida, Portuondo has...
Buena Vista Social Club, such as tresero Eliades Ochoa, veteran singer OmaraPortuondo, trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, laúd player Barbarito Torres and...
Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978), Cuban politician, lawyer and diplomat OmaraPortuondo (born 1930), Cuban singer and dancer Diego Portuondo (1981-), Spanish...
fuses an all-star cast of Cuban musicians including Ibrahim Ferrer and OmaraPortuondo of the Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists...
Monarchs, among other teams. Portuondo's wife was a member of a wealthy white Cuban family. Their daughter OmaraPortuondo became an internationally known...
October 28 – Bernie Ecclestone, English motor racing tycoon October 29 OmaraPortuondo, Cuban singer and dancer Niki de Saint Phalle, French artist (d. 2002)...
Katie Noonan, Blue King Brown, Tim Freedman, Newton Faulkner, and OmaraPortuondo. In July 2013, Spencer announced the ACMF's 11th annual National Kids...
Nominated 2021 "Bolero de la vida" (with OmaraPortuondo) Best Tropical Song Nominated 2023 Vida (with OmaraPortuondo) Best Traditional Tropical Album Won...
performers such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben González, Compay Segundo, and OmaraPortuondo. Parts of the concert were featured in Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated...
Sinfónica – Grupo Niche, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia Vida – OmaraPortuondo Mimy & Tony – Tony Succar, Mimy Succar Escalona Nunca se Había Grabado...
record producer, and engineer, noted for his works with The Beatles, OmaraPortuondo, Pink Floyd, Ibrahim Ferrer, The Kronos Quartet, Everything but the...
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