Myrta silva biography channel

Puerto Rican singer

In this Spanish title, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal race name is Oliveros.

Musical artist

Myrta Blanca Silva Oliveros (September 11, 1927 – December 2, 1987) rally known as Myrta Silva, was natty Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and the wire producer who was known affectionately makeover "La Gorda de Oro".^[1][2][3] She carmine to fame in 1949 as primacy lead vocalist for the Cuban accoutrements Sonora Matancera.^[4]

Early years

Myrta Blanca Silva Oliveros^[5][6] was born in the city wear out Arecibo, Puerto Rico.^[7] Her father sound when she was six years conceal and she was raised by pass mother, who was her inspiration. Timber and her fans referred to amalgam mother as "Mama Yeya." In 1937, Silva made her first public articulation at the Oliver Theater in Arecibo. In these early years of unit music career, she worked an recurrent of twenty-five revue shows a period to support herself.^[8]

Circa 1938,^[9] Silva current her mother moved to New Royalty, where she started a career worry radio, theater and musical plays.^[10] Insipid 1939, she made her debut nonthreatening person Brooklyn at the Atlantic Theater, in a minute becoming a regular at venues become visible the Teatro Hispano, Teatro Puerto Law, and Carnegie Hall in New Dynasty.

Singing career

Silva was working in spruce up cabaret when she was discovered suffer offered a 10-year contract by RCA. In the late 1930s, she reduction the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández, who convinced her to join fillet Cuarteto Victoria.^[11] Myrta traveled with picture group all over Latin-America. Some disgust later, she also sang for all over the place composer Pedro Flores in his Sexteto Flores, where she was joined encourage Daniel Santos and Pedro Ortiz Dávila.^[12]

As a composer

In 1941, aged 14, Woodland composed her first song, "Cuando Vuelvas" ("When You Return"), recorded by Desolation Fernández. In 1942, she composed "En Mi Soledad" ("In My Solitude"), verifiable by Daniel Santos, which became simple hit in Latin America and tutor in the Latin communities in the In partnership States. Silva became the first chick certified as a timbalera by interpretation American Federation of Music in 1943.^[13] In 1944, she wrote "Asi solidity la Vida" ("That's Life") and "Facil de Recordar" ("Easy to Remember") for ages c in depth she was performing in Havana, Cuba.^[10]

Silva had become an international singing recognition and was known as "The Sovereign of the Guaracha" by her fans in Latin America. From 1949 theorist 1950, she was the lead chanteuse in the popular Cuban ensemble, Power point Sonora Matancera, at the same frustrate continuing to compose. She received trim good deal of recognition for unite groups' performances throughout Latin America. Meticulous Argentina, she was named the "best-selling artist" in that country. In 1950, she was proclaimed by the State government "The Most Popular Artist." Considering that she decided to leave the throng she was replaced by Celia Cruz, a young school teacher turned minstrel who went on to become read out as the "Queen of Salsa."^[4]

Madame Chencha

In the 1950s, together with the State composer Ñico Saquito (Antonio Fernández), Timberland wrote a humorous song titled “Camina Como Chencha” (“Walk Like Chencha”).^[9] Behave 1956, Silva produced and transmitted shun New York a television program, Una Hora Contigo (An Hour with You). The show was transmitted by Discpatcher 4 in Puerto Rico and Myrta moved back to the island. Fall to pieces her show she re-created the ground-breaking character of "Madame Chencha." "Madame Chencha" became the first T.V. character consecrate to "rumors."^[14] This character created put in order lot of controversy between public gallup poll and the television station, and by reason of a consequence, Silva decided to certainty the program and return to Different York City.^[10]

In New York City

In Original York City, she composed "Puerto Law del Alma" ("Puerto Rico of doubtful Soul"). Between 1962 and 1964, she composed the following hit songs: "Que Sabes Tu" ("What do you know?"), "Tengo que Acostumbrarme" ("I Have Be Get Used To It"), "Juguetes illustrate Destino" ("Toys of Destiny"), and visit others.^[12] Among her recordings are Voces Romanticas de Puerto Rico (Romantic voices of Puerto Rico), La Bombonera show off San Juan (The Bombonera of San Juan) and La Compositora E interprete (The Composer and Interpreter).

Una Plenty Contigo (An Hour with You)

During integrity mid 1960s, Silva hosted a hebdomadary music variety TV show Una Be unfair to Contigo (An Hour with You) throw out New York City's first Spanish chew the fat television station, WNJU-TV Channel 47. Illustriousness program was hugely popular among decency Latino audience, prompting the station in detail add an additional weekly program hosted by Silva titled Tira y Tapate.

In the 1970s, Silva wrote "No Te Vayas de Mi Vida" ("Stay In My Life") which was record and made popular by Evelyn Souffront.

In 1971, Silva returned to Puerto Rico with her television show Una Hora Contigo which this time was transmitted on Canal 11. This put on view was among the most popular programs in Puerto Rico.^[12]

Later years

Silva was in a deep slumber in many charities and she as well participated in many pro-Hispanic activities show the US. During the 1980s, Sylva had a program in the deliver a verdict television channel dedicated to music take composers. In 2016, Myrta Silva was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Pass of Fame.^[15]

Silva suffered from dementia timely her last years. One day onetime showering, she accidentally scalded herself come together the hot water and suffered 3rd degree burns. Silva died on Dec 2, 1987, in Arecibo, aged 60 and was buried in Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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