Matilde Díaz Explained

Matilde Díaz
Birth Name:Aura Matilde Díaz Martínez
Birth Date:29 November 1924
Birth Place:San Bernardo, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Death Place:Colombia
Occupation:Singer

Aura Matilde Díaz Martínez (1924-2002), better known by her artist name Matilde Díaz,[1] was a Colombian performer of porros and boleros. She was the wife of Lucho Bermúdez, who was also known for his porros and boleros.[2] She became the first woman to be a lead singer for a Colombian orchestra.[3] Díaz died on 8 March 2002 from cancer in Bogota.[4] She was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2002, one month after her death.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matilde Díaz. Cantante de todos los Tiempos. Encuentro Latino. 28 January 2016. Spanish.
  2. Book: Hernandez. Deborah Pacini. Oye Como Va!: Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music. 25 January 2010. Temple University Press. 9781439900918. 113.
  3. Book: Wade. Peter. Music, Race, and Nation: Musica Tropical in Colombia. August 2000. University of Chicago Press. 9780226868448. 105.
  4. News: Resumen de la Semana. El Tiempo. 10 March 2002. Spanish.
  5. News: International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2002. 31 October 2015. 5 April 2002.