María Isabel Carlota Jaramillo, stage name Carlota Jaramillo (9 July 1904 – 10 December 1987), was an Ecuadorian pasillo singer, known as "La Reina de la Canción Nacional" (Queen of National Song).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | María Isabel Carlota Jaramillo |
| Also known as | La Reina de la Canción Nacional |
| Born | July 9, 1904 Calacalí, Ecuador |
| Died | December 10, 1987 (aged 83) Quito, Ecuador |
| Genres | Pasillo, Pasacalles |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocal, classical guitar |
| Years active | 1922 – 1987 |
Early life edit
Jaramillo was born in Calacalí, in 1904. Her parents, Isaac Jaramillo Jaramillo and Natalia Jaramillo, were farmers. She grew in a musical family, one of her uncles and her maternal grandfather were musicians. Carlota studied in her hometown primary school and attended the “Manuela Cañizares” normal school in Quito to graduate as a teacher.
Career edit
In 1922 Jaramillo and her sister won a song contest at the Teatro Sucre in Quito. They were the only women in the competition.[1] After that Jaramillo pursued a musical career. She recorded her first record in 1938, the pasillo Amor Grande y Lejano. In 1942 she recorded with Luis Alberto Valencia, Sendas Distintas, composed by her husband, Jorge Araujo Chiriboga.[2] Other hit songs by her include La ingratitud, Sombras, Honda pena, and Para mi tus recuerdos.
Death and homages edit
Jaramillo died on 10 December 1987 of cerebral traumatisms after a fall in her home. She received a funeral with full honors from the Ecuadorian society. A monument in her honor was built in Calacalí in 1972.[3] Her house was transformed into a museum in 2004.[4]
References edit
- ^ eluniverso.com. "Carlota Jaramillo, la reina del pasillo ecuatoriano - JUL. 06, 2004 - Música - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". www.eluniverso.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Sendas Distintas, la historia de amor de la Reina del Pasillo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Pérez Pimentel, Rodolfo. "Carlota Jaramillo de Araujo". Diccionario Biográfico del Ecuador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "En Calacalí hay un museo sobre Carlota Jaramillo" [In Calacalí there is a museum about Carlota Jaramillo]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2022.