Women in Latin music

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Eduarda Bittencourt Simões (Portuguese: [siˈmõj̃ʃ]; born October 8, 1987), better known as Duda Beat, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She won the ACPA Award for Breakthrough Artist in 2018, and her debut album Sinto Muito was listed among Rolling Stone Brasil's best 50 Brazilian records of that year. Duda Beat was nominated for a 2021 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for her album in partnership with Nando Reis.

Ná_Ozzetti

Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958 ) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.

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Maria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi (Portuguese pronunciation: [ziˈzi ˈpɔsi], born March 28, 1956) is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian. In 2007, she sang at the opening of the Military World Games, alongside Toquinho, Jorge Aragão, Alcione and the Paralamas do Sucesso band.Possi is openly bisexual. She is the mother of another famous Brazilian singer, Luiza Possi.

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Paloma Rocío Castillo Astorga (born November 11, 1999), known professionally as Paloma Mami, is a Chilean-American singer-songwriter. She began her musical career in 2018, and her first studio album, Sueños de Dalí, was released in March 2021.

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Leslie Ann Shaw Thays (born 27 February 1989), formerly musically known as Shaw, is a Peruvian singer, model, dancer and actress. She is best known for representing Peru in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and being the Runner-up on the first season of El Gran Show 2011.

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María Elvira Gallegos Ríos (16 November 1913 – 13 January 1987) was a Mexican singer and actress.
One of the most notable performers of Agustín Lara's songs, Ríos was the first Mexican singer who achieved international success through radio, records, nightclub engagements, tours, and films. She was well known in Mexico, United States, Brazil, Argentina, and France, among other countries. Some of her greatest hits are "Noche de ronda", "Flores negras", "Perfidia", "Desesperadamente", and "Ausencia".

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María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos (February 21, 1926 – September 26, 1949) was a Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
She appeared in several classic films of the 1940s. Her career peaked between 1948 and 1949.
She won an Ariel Award for Best Actress in the 1947 film Cuando lloran los valientes and was nominated for another due to her successful performances in Mexican films.
She starred alongside Mexican star Pedro Infante in several films including Nosotros los Pobres in 1948.
On September 26, 1949, she died in a plane crash near the Popocatépetl volcano located between Mexico City and Puebla with another 23 people on board.

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Antonia del Carmen Peregrino Álvarez (2 November 1912 – 19 November 1982), known by her stage name Toña la Negra (Toña the Black Woman), was a Mexican singer and actress of partial Haitian ancestry, known for her interpretation of boleros and canciones written by Agustín Lara.