Miriam Cruz (born Miriam Aracelis Cruz Ramírez, August 17, 1968, in

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

) is a merengue musician and actress. She is best known for being the lead vocalist of the successful female merengue group,

Las Chicas del Can Las Chicas Del Can was the first all-female Merengue music, merengue group from Dominican Republic. Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Ch ...

. In 1992, the group reinvented itself under the name Míriam Cruz y Las Chicas.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Chicán'' (1985) *''Nada Común'' (1991) *''Nueva Vida'' (1993) *''Punto y Aparte'' (2001) *''Aquí Estoy'' (2006) *''Siempre Diva (2013)'' *''Me Sacudi (2015)'' *''Miriam Collection (2016)'' *''Sali De Ti (2017)''

Singles

*"La Loba" *"Tómalo Tú" *"Te Propongo" *"El Ñoño" *"Me Siento tan Sola" *"Agua de Sal" *"Quiero hacerte el amor" *"La Guayaba Podrida" *"Me Muero" *"Quiero" *"Oye" *"Es Cosa de Él" *"Es Necesario" *"La Carnada" *"Esa Loca"

Honors and awards

* 2013 Best Merengue Orchestra,

Soberano Awards The Soberano Awards are the Dominican music awards, which are awarded annually by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo. Often referenced in music line-ups to delineate a musician's popularity in Hispani ...

* 2014 Merengue of the Year, Soberano Awards ("Esa Loca")

References

External links

Official website

"Dominican Merengue, Cuban Rumba Named Cultural Heritages of Humanity"
''NBC News'', December 1, 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Miriam 1968 births People from Santo Domingo 21st-century Dominican Republic women singers Merengue musicians Living people 20th-century Dominican Republic women singers Women in Latin music