What is Rita Montaner's full name?
Rita Aurelia Montaner Fazenda
Rita Montaner nickname(s):
Rita de Cuba
Rita Montaner date of birth:
May 22, 1900
How old was Rita Montaner when died?
57
Where was Rita Montaner born?
Guanabacoa
When did Rita Montaner die?
April 17, 1958
Where did Rita Montaner die?
Havana, Cuba
Why did Rita Montaner die?
tumor
What is Rita Montaner nationality?
Cuban
What is Rita Montaner's occupation?
singer, pianist
What genre is Rita Montaner's work?
zarzuela, salon, Rhumba
What instruments does Rita Montaner play?
Vocals, piano
Short Biography
Rita Aurelia Fulcida Montaner y Facenda (20 August 1900 – 17 April 1958), known as Rita Montaner, was a Cuban singer, pianist and actress. In Cuban parlance, she was a vedette (a star), and she was well known in Mexico City, Paris, Miami and New York, where she performed, filmed and recorded on various occasions. She was one of Cuba's most popular artists between the late 1920s and 1950s, being known as Rita de Cuba. Though classically trained as a soprano for zarzuelas, her mark was made as a singer of Afro-Cuban salon songs such as "The Peanut Vendor" and "Siboney".