Marina Cárdenas
Marina Cárdenas | |
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.jpg) La Gordita de Oro, circa 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Emma Marina Baltodano Espinales |
| Born | 26 December 1946 Managua, Nicaragua |
| Died | 31 October 2014 (aged 67) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Genres | Bolero |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Marina Cárdenas (1946–2014) was the stage name of Emma Marina Baltodano Espinales who was also called La Gordita de Oro (the Golden Chubby) or Queen of Nicaraguan bolero. She was a Nicaraguan bolero singer, who received more than 400 awards in her lifetime, including the Medal for Artistic Excellence from the Ministry of Culture of Nicaragua.
Biography
Emma Marina Baltodano Espinales was born on 26 December 1946 in the neighborhood of La Tejera in
She was instrumental in introducing Nicaraguan romantic music to the international community and was a symbol of Nicaraguan bolero in the 1970s and 1980s.
She received more than 400 awards and honors for her artistry, including a tribute by President Anastasio Somoza Debayle held at the Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío, receipt of the Order of Salvador Cardenal from President Daniel Ortega and the Medal for Artistic Excellence from the Ministry of Culture,[4] as the third recipient to ever receive the award.[2]
Cárdenas died on 31 October 2014 and was buried beside her mother in the General Cemetery of Managua.[5] An award, called the "Gordita de Oro" was instituted in her honor on the anniversary of her death to recognize artists or institutions which promote Nicaraguan art. The inaugural award winners were performers Nelson Aragón, Mauricio Rodríguez and Reynaldo Ruíz and teachers Frank Montiel and Miguel Ángel Tercero, of the Traditional Folkloric Ballet of Nicaragua.[7]
References
- ^ "Falleció Marina Cárdenas "La Gordita de Oro"" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: Nueva Ya. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Falleció Marina Cárdenas, La Gordita de Oro" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: Trinchera Online. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d Torres Solórzano, Carla (21 September 2010). "La Gordita que le canta al amor" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: La Prensa. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Marina Cárdenas, La Gordita de Oro In Memoriam" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: La Estrella de Nicaragua. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b Sánchez, Deybis (1 November 2014). "Se apaga la voz del bolero nicaragüense" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: El Nuevo Diario. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Fallece la cantante Marina Cárdenas" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: La Prensa. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b Lenin Rivas, Raúl (31 October 2015). "Artistas nicaragüenses rinden homenaje a Marina Cárdenas" (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: El 19 Digital. Retrieved 13 January 2016.