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Omara Portuondo

1930 - Today

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Omara Portuondo Peláez (born 29 October 1930) is a Cuban singer and dancer. A founding member of the popular vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida, Portuondo has collaborated with many important Cuban musicians during her long career, including Julio Gutiérrez, Juanito Márquez and Chucho Valdés. Although primarily known for her rendition of boleros, she has recorded in a wide range of styles from jazz to son cubano. Since 1996, she has been part of the Buena Vista Social Club project, touring extensively and recording several albums with the ensemble. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Omara Portuondo is the 465th most popular singer (down from 345th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 31st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cuban Singer.

Omara Portuondo is most famous for being a Cuban singer and songwriter. She is a member of the Buena Vista Social Club, which was formed in 1997.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Omara Portuondo ranks 465 out of 4,381. Before her are Perry Como, Alizée, Théo Sarapo, Gene Vincent, Neil Tennant, and Joey Tempest. After her are Senesino, Miguel Bosé, Bill Withers, CeeLo Green, Zeynab Khanlarova, and Kemal Monteno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Omara Portuondo ranks 155. Before her are John Barth, Paul Poupard, Carolyn Jones, Yves Rocher, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, and José Águas. After her are Marshall Sahlins, Georgiy Daneliya, Kinji Fukasaku, Anatoly Lukyanov, Thomas Williams, and Charles Rangel.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Omara Portuondo ranks 37 out of 300. Before her are Wifredo Lam (1902), Sergio Oliva (1941), Mel Martínez (1946), Nicolás Guillén (1902), Alberto Juantorena (1950), and Leo Brouwer (1939). After her are Huber Matos (1918), Tomas Milian (1933), Carlos Puebla (1917), Steven Bauer (1956), Ana de Armas (1988), and Pérez Prado (1916).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Omara Portuondo ranks 5. Before her are Gloria Estefan (1957), Celia Cruz (1925), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), and Rita Marley (1946). After her are Pérez Prado (1916), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Camila Cabello (1997), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Laurel Aitken (1927), Pablo Milanés (1943), and Benny Moré (1919).

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