Composer
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| You may listen to Awilda Pedroza's interpretation of Silvas "Qué sabes tú?" here. | |
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In 1941, Silva composed her first song "Cuando Vuelvas" (When you return) recorded by Ruth Fernández. In 1942, she composed "En Mi Soledad" (In My Solitude), recorded by Daniel Santos, which became a hit in Latin-America and in the Latin communities in the United States. In 1944, she wrote "Asi es la Vida", (That's Life) and "Facil de Recordar" (Easy to Remember), which she wrote while she was performing in Havana, Cuba.
Silva had become an international singing star and was known as "The Queen of the Guarachera" by her public in Latin-America. From 1947 to 1949, she became the lead singer in the legendary Cuban guaracha-group, the Sonora Matancera, while at the same time she continued to compose and to receive many recognitions for her work. Traveling throughout Latin America with the group, Silva acquired many acclaims due to her performances, Argentina named her the "best-selling artist" in that country and in 1950, she was proclaimed by the pre-Castro Cuban government "The Most Popular Artist". When she decided to leave the group in the early 1950, she was replaced by Celia Cruz a young school teacher turned singer who went on to become known as the "Queen of Salsa".
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