María Guadalupe Palomera Chávez (12 December 1913 – 16 November 2008),[1] known as Lupita Palomera, was a Mexican singer, one of the first and most notable bolero performers in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.[2][3][4] She was known for some time as "La Novia de la Canción" (The Sweetheart of Song) and was also called "La Voz más Dulce de la Radio" (The Radio's Sweetest Voice).
Lupita Palomera | |
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| Birth name | María Guadalupe Palomera Chávez |
| Born | 12 December 1913 La Yesca, Tepic Territory, Mexico |
| Died | 16 November 2008 (aged 94) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Life and career
editMaría Guadalupe Palomera Chávez was born in 1913 in La Yesca, Tepic Territory,[5] which later became the State of Nayarit. Her father, Luis Palomera, was the municipal treasurer of La Yesca.[5] Her family later moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Palomera made her debut singing on Guadalajara's XED radio station.[4] She made her first recording in 1937, but achieved her first great success with her 1938 recording of Gonzalo Curiel's "Vereda tropical".[6] She recorded exclusively for RCA Víctor and sang on programs for XEW. She also recorded several Mexican folk songs with her husband, singer Fernando Fernández, the father of her three daughters.[7]
Palomera died in November 2008[8] at the age of 94.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Canta Lupita Palomera (RCA Victor)
- La inspiración de Agustín Lara en la voz de Lupita Palomera (RCA Victor)
- La inspiración de los Hnos. Domínguez en la voz de Lupita Palomera (RCA Victor)
- Vereda tropical (Continental)
Compilation albums
edit- Tú, sólo tú y otros éxitos
- Lo mejor de lo mejor: Lupita Palomera (2000)
- Recordando (2014)
Filmography
edit- Hombres de mar (1938)
- Padre mercader (1938)
- Sangre en las montañas (1938)
- El circo trágico (1939)
- Nuevo amanecer (1954)
References
edit- ^ Martínez Frausto, Ernesto. "Programa 12 de diciembre 2014. Lupita Palomera nació hace 98 años". Hasta que el Cuerpo Aguante. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Duenas, Pablo (1993). Bolero: historia documental del bolero mexicano. Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Fonográficos. p. 97.
- ^ Krafft Vera, Federico; Tamargo Cordero, Elena (2004). Bolero: clave del corazón. Alejo Peralta Fundación. p. 156. ISBN 9685053324.
- ^ a b Restrepo Duque, Hernán (1992). Lo que cuentan los boleros: la historia de 100 hermosos boleros, de sus compositores y de sus mejores intérpretes. Centro Editorial de Estudios Musicales. pp. 52–53.
- ^ a b Memorias políticas de Manuel Flores Flores. Janet Editores. 2000. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9687362464.
- ^ Liner notes on RCA Víctor album MKL-3059.
- ^ Aguilar, Mayra (16 January 2006). "Lupita Palomera se repone del problema de osteoporosis". Crónica. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Fallecieron varios artistas nacionales e internacionales en 2008". El Informador (in Spanish). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2018.