Matilde Díaz

Aura Matilde Díaz Martínez (1924-2002), better known by her artist name Matilde Díaz,[1] was a Colombian performer of porros and boleros. She was the wife of Lucho Bermúdez, who was also known for his porros and boleros.[2] She became the first woman to be a lead singer for a Colombian orchestra.[3] Díaz died on 8 March 2002 from cancer in Bogota.[4] She was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2002, one month after her death.[5]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Matilde Díaz
Background information
Birth nameAura Matilde Díaz Martínez
Born(1924-11-29)29 November 1924
San Bernardo, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died8 March 2002(2002-03-08) (aged 77)
Colombia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer

References
  1. "Matilde Díaz. Cantante de todos los Tiempos". Encuentro Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. Hernandez, Deborah Pacini. Oye Como Va!: Hybridity and Identity in Latino Popular Music. Temple University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9781439900918.
  3. Wade, Peter. Music, Race, and Nation: Musica Tropical in Colombia. University of Chicago Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780226868448.
  4. "Resumen de la Semana". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 March 2002.
  5. "International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Inductees for 2002". 5 April 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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