Gladys Moreno
Gladys Moreno Cuéllar (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, November 28, 1933 – February 3, 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.
Gladys Moreno

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- Name
- Gladys Moreno
- Born
- 28 November 1933
- Birthplace
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Died
- 3 February 2005
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Bolivia
- Languages
- Spanish
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Gladys Moreno Cuéllar (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, November 28, 1933 – February 3, 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.
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She also later received the designation of "Condor de los Andes". Her most popular song was the taquirari, "Viva Santa Cruz." She was married in 1964 to Alfredo Tomelic, and they had a daughter Ana Carola. In 1977, she toured the United States. She died from a heart attack in 2005. 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".
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• Name — Gladys Moreno • Born — 28 November 1933 • Birthplace — Santa Cruz de la Sierra • Died — 3 February 2005 • Place of death — Santa Cruz de la Sierra • Origin — Bolivia • Occupation — Singer • Genre — Chovenas, taquiraris
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)
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- 1.Pentagrama del Recuerdo. Gladis Moreno Cuellar.
- 2.Gladys Moreno. El Diario. July 5, 2016.
- 3.Homenaje a Gladys Moreno abre la segunda semana de ‘El Municipal en tu casa’. Ahora El Pueblo. May 11, 2020.
- 4.Gladys Moreno, la 'embajadora de la canción boliviana'. El Pais. February 4, 2005.
- 5.Bolivia Vice Ministry of Communication. Bolivia inmortaliza con monumento a cantautora Gladys Moreno, 'La Novia del Viento'.
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