Hilda Murillo Saavedra (born December 15, 1951) is an Ecuadorian singer, also known as "La Triunfadora de América".

Biography

Hilda Murillo was born in

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on December 15, 1951, the daughter of singer and music teacher and guitarist and composer Washington Murillo. Singing since age four, at seven she recorded a disc of children's tunes with the Orquesta América. This produced the hit songs "La Marcha de las Letras" and "La Canción de los Domingos". She would later record more Ecuadorian songs together with her mother. In her youth she studied medicine, but dropped out in her third year to dedicate herself to music, particularly the genres of

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, and

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. The title track of her 1973 album ''Palabras, Palabras'' was a #1 hit on Miami radio, and was awarded a gold record. She was declared Woman of the Year by '' Vanidades'' magazine, in addition to being named the most successful Latina artist by the

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. Hilda Murillo represented Ecuador at

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in Mexico. She has also been a television presenter, and president of the Association of Professional Artists of Guayas (ASAPG). In 2018, she received a Boca en Boca Award for her musical career from

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in Guayaquil. That year she also released her album ''Hilda Murillo para siempre''. She was a candidate for the

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in 2021, representing District 2 of Guayas Province for the Social Christian Party, but did not receive sufficient votes to be elected. Her husband, businessman Pío Cupello, died in 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo, Hilda 1951 births Ballad musicians Bolero singers 20th-century Ecuadorian women singers Living people People from Guayaquil Social Christian Party (Ecuador) politicians 21st-century Ecuadorian women politicians 21st-century Ecuadorian politicians Women in Latin music