Cecilia Todd | |
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| Born | March 4, 1951 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genres | Venezuelan traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Cuatro |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Cecilia Todd Vallenilla (born March 4, 1951 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer [1] and cuatro player.
Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains.
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez also known as CAP and often referred to as El Gocho, was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 March 1979 and again from 2 February 1989 to 21 May 1993. He was one of the founders of Acción Democrática, the dominant political party in Venezuela during the second half of the twentieth century. His first presidency was known as the Saudi Venezuela due to its economic and social prosperity thanks to enormous income from petroleum exportation. However, his second presidency saw a continuation of the economic crisis of the 1980s, a series of social crises, widespread riots known as Caracazo and two coup attempts in 1992. In May 1993 he became the first Venezuelan president to be forced out of office by the Supreme Court on charges for the embezzlement of 250 million bolívars belonging to a presidential discretionary fund, whose money was used to support the electoral process in Nicaragua and hire bodyguards for President Violeta Chamorro.
Luis Mariano Rivera (1906-2002) was a Venezuelan singer, composer, poet, and dramatist.
Otilio Galíndez was a Venezuelan songwriter and musician. He is best known for his Christmas songs (aguinaldos) like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular Venezuelan waltzes, serenades, bambucos or joropos such as "Pueblos tristes", "Flor de mayo" and "Mi tripón". Many of his songs have been recorded by María Teresa Chacín, Ilan Chester, Simón Díaz, Pablo Milanés, Silvio Rodríguez, Mercedes Sosa, Cecilia Todd and Lilia Vera, among others.
The malagueña is a genre of folk music from eastern Venezuela, most notably from the island of Margarita. It is characterized by a solo vocal performance and typical accompaniment of a mandolin, a cuatro and a guitar, with a rhythm in 3/4 time.
Los Cañoneros is a Venezuelan cañonero group. It was created to emulate the times and songs of Caracas in 1920. They made their first public appearance in Mérida, in the Bullfighting Arena of Mérida November 20, 1982.
Carmen Querida is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka for RCTV and broadcast in 1990. The telenovela lasted 167 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.
Duetos de leyenda, is a Venezuelan music album released in 1999, by Magdalena Sánchez with the seal Studio Yamila Oropeza, presenting duets, with famous Venezuelan folk singers.
Miss Universe 1987, the 36th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 27 May 1987 at the HarbourFront Centre in Singapore. Bárbara Palacios of Venezuela crowned her successor Cecilia Bolocco of Chile. 68 contestants competed in the pageant.
Imagen Latina is an album by Venezuelan musician Alberto Naranjo, originally released in 1992 and reedited thrice in 2002, 2008 and 2012. It is the seventh album of El Trabuco Venezolano musical project arranged and directed by Naranjo.
Benjamín Brea was a Spanish-born Venezuelan musician, arranger and teacher, mostly associated with jazz, even though he had the advantage to play several music genres in various bands as a soloist as well as sideman and conductor.
Miss Venezuela 1976 was the 23rd edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Teatro Paris in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 21, 1976. The winner of the pageant was Elluz Peraza, Miss Guárico.
Miss Venezuela 1973 was the 20th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Club de Sub-Oficiales in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 10, 1973. The winner of the pageant was Desireé Rolando, Miss Carabobo.
Miss Venezuela 1966 was the 13th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Teatro del Este in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 1966, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Magaly Castro Egui, Miss Guárico.
Miss Venezuela 1964 was the 11th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Teatro Paris in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 27, 1964. The winner of the pageant was Mercedes Revenga, Miss Miranda.
Miss Venezuela 1961 was the eighth edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Tamanaco Intercontinental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 1, 1961. The winner of the pageant was Ana Griselda Vegas, Miss Caracas.
Miss Venezuela 1955 was the third edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Tamanaco Intercontinental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 9, 1955. The winner of the pageant was Susana Duijm, Miss Miranda, who competed in Miss World 1955 and won the crown.
El Trabuco Venezolano - Vol. III is a vinyl LP by Venezuelan musician Alberto Naranjo, originally released in 1981 and partially rereleased in two CD albums titled El Trabuco Venezolano 1977 - 1984 Vol. 1 (1994) and Vol. 2 (1995). It is the third of seven albums of the El Trabuco Venezolano musical project arranged and directed by Naranjo.
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