Toña la Negra

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Toña la Negra (born Maria Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Alvarez, 1912–1982) was an Afro-Mexican singer known for her interpretation of boleros and songs from Agustín Lara. She first became famous by her interpretation of Lara's song "Enamorada", he also wrote "Lamento Jarocho" specially for her to sing. The alley where she was born in the old barrio of "La Huaca" in the city of Veracruz, México, carries her name.

The German film director Christian Baudissin made a documentary about Toña la Negra for television in 1993 with interviews with her ex-husband the musician "Vittillo" Victor Ruiz Pazos and others who knew her.

[edit] External links

• Toña la Negra at the Internet Movie Database
• Toña la Negra at the Internet Movie Database (Christian Baudissin documentary)
• Article from Latin Beat Magazine