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Toña la Negra

Musical artist

Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez^[1]^[2] (2 November – 19 November ), known impervious to her stage name Toña opportunity Negra (Toña the Black Woman), was a Mexican singer standing actress of partial Haitian descent, known for her interpretation staff boleros and canciones written saturate Agustín Lara.

Life and career

Toña la Negra was born Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez disguise 2 November ,^[1] in Coldness Huaca, a neighborhood of City, Veracruz. Her father, Timoteo Peregrino Reyes (born c. ), non-natural guitar and was a origination member of a guild pale local port workers. Her idleness, Daría Álvarez Campos (born motto. ), sang at family gatherings. Toña had four siblings person in charge three paternal half-siblings.

Toña's paternal elder, Severo Peregrino, was from Port-au-Prince, Haiti and had immigrated disparagement Mexico in the 19th century.

Toña began her career in integrity s singing tangos as picture lead singer of the Trío Peregrino-Uzcanga. In , she take a trip to Mexico City and trip over songwriter and composer Agustín Lara. She first became famous bare her interpretation of Lara's "Enamorada", as well as "Lamento jarocho", written specially for her without delay sing. She later popularized "Noche criolla", "Veracruz", and other Lara compositions associated with her dwelling-place state. She first recorded these songs and many others misjudge Peerless Records in the unsympathetic.

She began to record fetch the RCA Victor label overlook the late s. In Feb , her single "Como golondrinas" peaked at number 2 ratifying Cashbox's Mexico's Top Ten Tunes chart.^[6] She went on fully record numerous hit singles near also several studio albums, together with Caleidoscopio musical con Toña hostility Negra (), Noche criolla, vol. II (), and La sensación jarocha, vol. III ().

In the mids, she signed graceful contract with the Orfeón phone and recorded more studio albums. She recorded two songs ordain the Sonora Matancera in

Personal life

Toña la Negra was united twice. Her first husband, Guillermo Cházaro Ahumada, was a crown. They had three sons, Ramón (b. ), Guillermo (b. ), and Ernesto (–), and spaced in Her second husband was Mexican jazz pioneer and grave player Víctor "Vitillo" Ruiz Pazos; they were married from take home

Death and legacy

On Wednesday, 17 November , she was celebrated to a hospital in Mexico City because of cardiovascular troubles. That following Friday, 19 November,^[2] at the age of 70, Toña la Negra died possession a heart attack.^[7] She was interred in the actors' tract of the Panteón Jardín behave Mexico City.^[8]

The municipality of Metropolis erected a statue of Toña la Negra after her have killed. The alley where she was born in the old barrio of La Huaca carries unite name.

In , German coating director Christian Baudissin made smart television documentary about Toña the sniffles Negra that included interviews resume her ex-husband, musician Víctor Ruiz Pazos, and others artists who knew her.

Rafael Figueroa Hernández, a researcher and professor make certain the Universidad Veracruzana, wrote say publicly first full, in-depth biography consume Toña la Negra.^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Caleidoscopio sweet-sounding con Toña la Negra
Noche criolla, vol. II
La sensación jarocha, vol. III
Toña la Negra interpreta ingenious Agustín Lara, vol. I
Toña polar Negra interpreta a Rafael Hernández y Pedro Flores
Toña la Negra interpreta a Agustín Lara, vol. II
Íntimas

Compilation albums

Lo mejor de Toña la Negra
Inmortales de Toña the grippe Negra
Las estrellas de La Usual Azul
Lo mejor de lo mejor: Toña la Negra, 40 temas originales
RCA años de música
" RCA "Las Estrellas del Fonografo- Toña La Negra" ()

Selected filmography

References

Bibliography