Celeste Mendoza
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Biography
Celeste Mendoza, born on April 6, 1930 in Santiago de Cuba, is a singer and dancer. She started her career as a dancer in cabarets, including shows choreographed by Rodney Neyras at the Tropicana. Her breakthrough came with recordings of guaguancos, a form of street rumba music traditionally dominated by male singers. Mendoza signed with Gema Records in the late 1950s and released several albums with orchestras led by Bebo Valdés and Ernesto Duarte Brito. She toured internationally, notably appearing at the Olympia de Paris in 1965 with Orquesta Aragón and Los Zafiros. Her career faced challenges in the late 1960s but she continued to release albums such as Mi Rumba (1988) and Cuba (1993). She passed away on November 22, 1998 in Havana, Cuba.
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- Fiesta Brava
- Sobre Una Tumba Una Rumba by Orquesta Ernesto Duarte
- Recordaré Tu Boca
- Ay José by Celeste Mendoza
- Sobre Una Tumba Una Rumba
- Herido de Sombra featuring Celeste Mendoza
- Papa Oggun
- Yo No Lloro Más by Celeste Mendoza
- Como Duele Eso by Celeste Mendoza
- En la Cumbre
- Ansias Locas
- Te Di Un Beso Sin Importancia
- Ponme La Mano
- Bemba Colora
- Aleida Va Por la Calle
- Ansias
- Que Me Castigue Dios by Celeste Mendoza
- Nuestras Vidas
- Pa' Que Me Sirve la Vida
- Besos Brujas
- Estas Acabando by Irakere
- Nada Te Puedo Brindar
- Soy tan feliz featuring Orquestra de Bebo Valdés
- Juan Pampiro featuring Bebo Valdés
