Gladys Moreno Cuéllar (1933 - 2005), also Gladis Moreno Cuellar, was a Bolivian singer.

She made her radio debut at age 15 in 1948 on Radio Electra. In 1962, she was named "Ambassador of the Bolivian Song" by the government of Víctor Paz Estenssoro. She also later received the designation of "Condor de los Andes". Her most popular song was the taquirari, "Viva Santa Cruz."

Gladys Moreno

She was married in 1964 to Alfredo Tomelic, and they had a daughter Ana Carola. In 1977, she toured the United States.

Gladys Moreno

She died from a heart attack in 2005.

Gladys Moreno

In 2014, Bolivian president Evo Morales dedicated a life-size bronze statue of Moreno in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. the statue was titled "La Novia del Viento".

Discography

"La Voz Del Oriente Boliviano" (Lauro Records, 1961) "Embajadora De La Cancion" (Lyra, 1968) "La Embajadora De La Canción Vol. II (Lyra, 1979) "El Disco De Oro De Gladys Moreno" (Lyra, 1987)

References

External links

Interview with Moreno

Article from Spanish Wikipedia

20th-century Bolivian women singers

1933 births

2005 deaths