Did La Lupe have children?
Rainbow GarcíaRené CamañoLa Lupe/Children
Who was La Lupe married to?
Eulogio Reyesm. 1958–1960William Garcíam. ?–1992La Lupe/Spouse
How old was La Lupe when she died?
55 years (1936–1992)La Lupe / Age at deathLa Lupe, a singer who was known during the late 1960's as the Queen of Latin Soul, died on Feb. 28 at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. She was 53 years old. She died of cardiac arrest, a hospital spokesman said.
Is La Lupe still alive?
February 29, 1992La Lupe / Date of death
Is La Lupe black?
La Lupe was Afro-Cubana Born in Santiago de Cuba, her family moved to Havana. This is where her career started, and where she first became a star. She was part of the group Los Tropicuba, with her then-husband and another female singer, and later performed on her own at the Havana nightclub La Red.
Was La Lupe Cuban?
Born in either 1936 or 1939 in southern Cuba, La Lupe won a singing contest and soon was performing with popular regional bands. She made two LPs under her own name in 1960 and 1961.
What nationality is La Lupe?
AmericanCubanLa Lupe/Nationality
When was La Lupe born?
December 23, 1936La Lupe / Date of birth
Where is La Lupe from?
Santiago de Cuba, CubaLa Lupe / Place of birth
When did Que Te Pedi La Lupe come out?
In 1964, La Lupe and Tito Puente recorded the Latin classic “Que Te Pedi (What Did I Ask of You)”. For the next four years, she recorded and toured the Latin music circuit in the U.S., Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama and Spain.
Who was La Lupe?
"La Lupe" was a cult figure in pre-revolutionary Cuba, a musical legend who pioneered salsa. Her flamboyant stage persona and soulful torch songs brought her international success in the 1960s and 1970s and made her a gay icon in the Latin world.
Why was La Lupe Exiled?
However, after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, La Lupe felt that she could no longer live in a country that did not accept her singing style, which was officially classified as anti-revolutionary. She left Cuba for Mexico in 1962, where she sought to relaunch her career, but was never accepted.