Irma Vila

Irma Vila
Born Armida Rojo Gamboa
14 September 1916
San Blas, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died 22 May 1993 (aged 76)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation Singer, actress

Musical career

Genres Ranchera
Instruments Vocals

Armida Rojo Gamboa (14 September 1916 – 22 May 1993), more commonly known as Irma Vila, was a Mexican singer and actress.[1]

She became famous in the 1940s and was one of the first female performers of ranchera music. Her extraordinary falsetto (falsete in Spanish) earned her the nickname "La Reina del Falsete" (The Queen of Falsetto). She made several successful tours of Spain, France, and North Africa.[2] Upon her return to Mexico, she starred the film Canta y no llores... (1949) and sang songs in Canasta uruguaya (1951).

References

  1. ↑ Jáuregui, Jesús (2007). El mariachi: símbolo musical de México. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. pp. 123–124. ISBN 9707709251.
  2. ↑ Gallegos, Aníbal (1965). Nosotros los mexicanos: ensayos psicopáticos. B. Costa-Amic. pp. 243–245.

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