Avelina Landín Rodríguez (10 November 1919 – 21 February 1991) was a Mexican singer, considered "one of the great and distinctive voices of Mexican
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
music".
She was born in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
to Irineo Landín Jauregui and Magdalena Rodríguez Moreno.
She was the elder sister of singer
María Luisa Landín
María Luisa Landín (9 October 1921 – 20 June 2014) was a Mexican singer. She sang bolero, Latin ballad and mariachi styles and was most noted for bolero. She began her career singing as a duo with her sister, but her most memorable works we ...
, with whom she formed the duets Pirita y Jade and Hermanas Landín in the 1930s. Together they recorded several singles and were very successful on radio, especially on the
XEQ station. Avelina retired from singing when she married Ángel Zempoaltecatl Ortega,
and María Luisa began her solo career. When she resumed her career years later, Avelina, as a soloist, had a very important place on the
XEW station
and recorded her hits for the
RCA Víctor label.
Landín died of cardiac arrest in Mexico City and was interred at Mausoleos del Ángel.
Discography
Singles
* "Quiéreme, pero quiéreme" (1949)
* "¿Por qué has cambiado?" (1949)
* "¿Por qué te vas?" (1949)
* "Una mirada nada más" (1949)
* "Que me castigue Dios" (1949)
* "No te desesperes" (1949)
* "Culpable" (1949)
* "Todos somos así" (1949)
* "Amor de mi vida" (1949)
* "Buenas noches, mi amor" (1949)
* "Equivocadamente" (1950)
* "Estamos en paz" (1950)
Studio albums
* ''La voz que canta al corazón'' (Orfeón, 1968)
* ''Nostalgia'' (Caleidofon, 1976)
Compilation albums
* ''Recordando "La voz cálida" de Avelina Landín'' (RCA Camden)
* ''Colección bolero: Avelina Landín'' (Orfeón)
* ''Boleros inolvidables'' (Musart)
References
External links
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1919 births
1991 deaths
Bolero singers
Singers from Mexico City
RCA Victor artists
Musart Records artists
20th-century Mexican women singers