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- Fredesvinda_García abstract "Fredesvinda García Valdés, known always as Freddy, (Camagüey 1935 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, 31 July 1961) was a Cuban female singer of high quality. She was born in Céspedes, a small village in the Camagüey Province of Cuba from a poor peasant family. She sang a cappella in clubs in Havana and recorded only one album before her death from a heart attack. Her weight (she was over 300 lbs) gave a very distinctive, androgynous sound to her voice. She was, almost entirely, a singer of boleros and canciones.When she moved Havana, aged 12, she became a cook for the Bengochea family (Arturo Bengochea was the president of the Cuban League of Professional Base-Ball) but soon she found herself singing nights at the Bar Celeste, on Humboldt and Infanta Streets, a place where artists used to meet. She was spotted by the director of the Hotel Capri's casino, and given a contract. She opened at the Cabaret Capri with orchestration by Rafael Somavilla, in the review Piminta y Sal (pepper & salt) with other singers, dancers and a quartet led by pianist Carlos Faxas. Freddy appeared in several key TV programs, like Jueves de Partagas (1959), which she remembered dearly. On that show she appeared with Benny Moré and Celia Cruz.Freddy traveled to Venezuela and then on to Mexico with a company led by dancer and choreographer Roderyco Neyra (Rodney). From there, she flew, along with others, to Miami and then to Puerto Rico. She got several contracts and was even presented on San Juan TV.She appears as Estrella Rodrigues in Guillermo Cabrera Infante's book about Havana's night life during the years of the Revolution, Tres Tristes Tigres (published in English as Three Trapped Tigers) (1966). Portions of this, featuring Freddy predominantly, were later republished as Ella cantaba boleros.".
- Fredesvinda_García birthDate "1935".
- Fredesvinda_García birthPlace Camagüey.
- Fredesvinda_García birthPlace Cuba.
- Fredesvinda_García deathDate "1961-07-31".
- Fredesvinda_García deathPlace Puerto_Rico.
- Fredesvinda_García wikiPageID "7243169".
- Fredesvinda_García wikiPageRevisionID "587240832".
- Fredesvinda_García dateOfBirth "1935".
- Fredesvinda_García dateOfDeath "1961-07-31".
- Fredesvinda_García name "García Valdés, Fredesvinda".
- Fredesvinda_García placeOfBirth "Camagüey, Cuba".
- Fredesvinda_García placeOfDeath "San Juan, Puerto Rico".
- Fredesvinda_García shortDescription "Cuban singer".
- Fredesvinda_García description "Cuban singer".
- Fredesvinda_García subject Category:1930s_births.
- Fredesvinda_García subject Category:1961_deaths.
- Fredesvinda_García subject Category:Cuban_female_singers.
- Fredesvinda_García type Agent.
- Fredesvinda_García type Person.
- Fredesvinda_García type Person.
- Fredesvinda_García type Q215627.
- Fredesvinda_García type Q5.
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- Fredesvinda_García comment "Fredesvinda García Valdés, known always as Freddy, (Camagüey 1935 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, 31 July 1961) was a Cuban female singer of high quality. She was born in Céspedes, a small village in the Camagüey Province of Cuba from a poor peasant family. She sang a cappella in clubs in Havana and recorded only one album before her death from a heart attack. Her weight (she was over 300 lbs) gave a very distinctive, androgynous sound to her voice.".
- Fredesvinda_García label "Fredesvinda García".
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- Fredesvinda_García wasDerivedFrom Fredesvinda_García?oldid=587240832.
- Fredesvinda_García givenName "Fredesvinda".
- Fredesvinda_García name "Fredesvinda García Valdés".
- Fredesvinda_García surname "García Valdés".