Rita Vidaurri

Rita Vidaurri (May 22, 1924 – January 16, 2019)[1] was a Tejana singer from San Antonio, Texas, who worked with Nat King Cole, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete and Eva Garza.[2][3]

Biography

Gifted with a powerful voice from a musical family, Vidaurri had to hide her gift from her saloon-owning father. As a pre-teen, her mother would take her to a local amateur singing contest in San Antonio, where she won the five-dollar first prize 18 weeks in a row. Vidaurri was only 14 when her mother died. At the time, she would perform in one of her father's saloons with her sister as "Las Hermanas Vidaurri."[4]

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References

  1. Slotnik, Daniel E. (January 24, 2019). "Rita Vidaurri, Ranchera Singer Who Reclaimed Her Career, Dies at 94". nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. Hector Saldaña (2014-05-23). "Rita Vidaurri 90th birthday bash full of surprises, emotion". Blog.mysanantonio.com. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  3. "Rita Vidaurri, 'La Calandria' has passed away at 94". KSAT. Jan 17, 2019.
  4. "Rita Vidaurri: Hailed as Lost Treasure of San Antonio's Westside". Axisoflogic.com. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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