María Odulia Nicola Ruotti, also known as Chinita de Nicola (5 September 1922 - 9 February 2006), was a singer and composer from
Paraguay
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who was blind from a young age.
Biography
Ruotti was born in
Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
on 5 September 1922. Blind from a young age due to medical negligence, she did not let it be an obstacle to success. She won her first award from El Pais Radio aged 15;
by the age of 17 was acting in radio plays.
In 1944 she was awarded a scholarship by the government of General
Higinio Morínigo
Higinio Nicolás Morínigo Martínez (11 January 1897 – 27 January 1983) was a Paraguayan military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Paraguay from 1940 to 1948, ruling as a military dictator.
Born to a mestizo famil ...
which enabled her to study vocal performance in
Buenos Aires
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.
Career
In 1948 she returned to Asunción and joined several musical ensembles, including that of Virgilio Centurión.
In the 1950s she composed over one hundred popular songs, in writing partnerships with
Cirilio R Zayas and
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.
One of these collaborations was the song ''Extraña mujer,'' which was the theme to the Argentine film ''El Trueno Entre Las Hojas'' and was sung by
Martín Leguizamón.
She also recorded music with the harpist
Tito Olmedo
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.
As a singer, Ruotti composed four albums which were released under the Odeón label from Buenos Aires.
She performed at the National Folk Music Festival in 1970. She was one of Paraguay's best-known folk musicians.
Death
Ruotti died on 9 February 2006 and was buried on 11 February 2006 in
La Recoleta Cemetery
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, under the Associated Paraguayan Authors Pantheon.
References
External links
*Song
Algido Sentir
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1922 births
2006 deaths
20th-century Paraguayan women singers
20th-century Paraguayan composers
Paraguayan women composers
Paraguayan folk musicians
Musicians from Asunción
Paraguayan blind musicians
Blind singers