Etelvina Maldonado
Etelvina Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| Born | Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz 25 April 1932 Santa Ana, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Died | 26 January 2010 (aged 77) Cartagena, Colombia |
| Genres | Bullerengue |
Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz[a] (1932 – 2010) was a Colombian bullerengue singer and songwriter. She sang with Totó la Momposina and with groups including Kasabe and Alé Kumá.
Biography
Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz[1] was born on 25 April 1932 in Santa Ana, in the Colombian department of Bolívar.[2] Her mother was Francisca "Pacha" de la Hoz, a bullerengue singer, and her father was Pedro Maldonado.[3][4] At the age of 15, Maldonado moved with her mother to Cartagena, and later they moved again to Olaya Herrera.[4]
Maldonado's musical career started when she appeared with Totó la Momposina at the Festival del Porro in San Pelayo.[4] They later toured together, and Maldonado also sang with the groups Arboletes, Candilé, Kasabe, and Alé Kumá, among others.[4] She formed her own group in 2003, and released one album with them in 2006.[4]
Notable compositions by Maldonado include "Por Qué Me Pega" and "Llorando Te Coge el Día".[3] She won "best voice" awards at the bullerengue festivals in María La Baja and Puerto Escondido, and later judged the bullerengue queen competition of the latter.[3][5]
Maldonado had nine children.[2] She died on 26 January 2010 in Cartagena.[2]
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is De la Hoz.
References
- ^ Jaime Andrés Monsalve Buriticá (November 2024). "Alé Kumá – Cantaoras". En Surcos de Colores: La Historia de la Música Colombiana en 150 Discos [In Colourful Grooves: The History of Colombian Music in 150 Records] (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Rey Naranjo Editores. pp. 234–236. ISBN 978-628-7589-47-6.
- ^ a b c Juan Carlos Díaz (28 January 2010), "No quiero morirme, quiero bailar: Etelvina Maldonado" [I don't want to die, I want to dance: Etelvina Maldonado], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 4 December 2025
- ^ a b c "Murió la cantadora de bullerengue Etelvina Maldonado" [Bullerengue singer Etelvina Maldonado has died], El Tiempo (in Spanish), 26 January 2010, retrieved 4 December 2025
- ^ a b c d e "El bullerengue se quedó sin Etelvina Maldonado" [Bullerengue lost Etelvina Maldonado], El Colombiano (in Spanish), 27 January 2010, retrieved 4 December 2025
- ^ Claudia Ríos (22 November 2008), "El bullerengue y sus cantaoras" [Bullerengue and its singers], El Espectador (in Spanish), retrieved 4 December 2025
External links
- Etelvina Maldonado discography at Discogs