Omara Portuondo

Summary

Omara Portuondo is a human^[1]. Born in Havana^[2], she… she was born on October 29, 1930^[3]. She worked as a singer^[4] and dancer^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month, #7,130 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Havana^[2], Omara Portuondo…
• Omara Portuondo was born on October 29, 1930^[3].
• Omara Portuondo held citizenship in Cuba^[7].
• Omara Portuondo's professions included singer^[4].
• Omara Portuondo worked as a dancer^[5].
• Omara Portuondo received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8].
• Omara Portuondo received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[9].
• Omara Portuondo received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album^[10].
• Omara Portuondo was a member of Buena Vista Social Club^[11].
• Omara Portuondo is recorded as female^[12].
• Omara Portuondo's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Omara Portuondo's genre is bolero^[14].
• Omara Portuondo's genre is Latin jazz^[15].
• Omara Portuondo's record label is recorded as Innerjazz^[16].
• Omara Portuondo's record label is recorded as World Circuit^[17].
• Omara Portuondo's Commons category is recorded as Omara Portuondo^[18].
• Omara Portuondo's official website is recorded as http://www.omaraportuondo.com^[19].
• Omara Portuondo's instrument is recorded as voice^[20].
• Omara Portuondo's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography^[21].
• Omara Portuondo's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Omara Portuondo'}^[22].
• Omara Portuondo's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Peláez^[23].
• Omara Portuondo's start of work period is recorded as 1950^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: CU^[26]

• Began / founded: 1930-10-29^[27]

• Genre(s): bolero, latin, son cubano^[28]

• Community tags: bolero, latin, son cubano, world^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: d2e06763-1035-4b1a-82c7-b7c08e06ba48^[30]

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Origins and Family

Omara Portuondo was born in Havana^[2]. She was born on October 29, 1930^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4] and dancer^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8], a class of award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 2004^[33]; Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[9], an art prize^[34], in Spain^[35], founded in 1969^[36]; and Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album^[10], a class of award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2000^[39].

Why It Matters

Omara Portuondo ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month, #7,130 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Omara Portuondo born?

Born in Havana^[2], Omara Portuondo…

What did Omara Portuondo do for work?

Omara Portuondo worked as singer^[4] and dancer^[5].

What awards did Omara Portuondo receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[8], Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[9], and Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album^[10].