Rita Montaner
Rita Montaner ( born August 20, 1900 in Havana, Cuba, † April 17, 1958 ibid ) was a Cuban singer and actress, ( The Unique ) became known as " La Unica " in Cuban music history, and internationally in its mix of African and Spanish influences was considered the representative of the " Cuban ".
Life
Rita Montaner completed her musical studies (piano, vocals and harmony) 1917. In the first radio broadcast of Cuba on October 10, 1922 her voice was the first of a woman in Cuban radio. International recognition they reached in 1928 with her appearance at the Olympia in Paris. In 1956, she was diagnosed with throat cancer and on May 31, 1957 she gave her last public appearance.
By Rita Montaner many songs of Ernesto Lecuona to success were hits. Bola de Nieve was famous as a pianist Rita Montaner and then as a soloist. One of the most famous songs of Rita Montaner is probably El Manisero ( The peanut seller). In the Spanish-speaking world it is one of the most famous actresses of the 1940s and 1950s.