Moraima Secada (born María Micaela Secada Ramos (10 September 1930 – 30 December 1984), known to her admirers as ''La Mora'' (the moor), was a temperamental singer who created a special style of interpretation within the Cuban music genre of
filin (feeling).
She started her career in the 1950s and was a member of the first female orchestra of America
Anacaona
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, which made many international tours. She was also in the vocal groups
Cuarteto Los Meme and
Cuarteto D'Aida.
[Martínez Rodríguez, Raul 1989.''Moraima Secada: 1930–1984''. La Habana.] She died of
liver disease
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in Havana. She was the aunt of the singer
Jon Secada
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.
References
El Varez article
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Spanish Wikipedia article on Moriama Secada
La Jiribilla articleSon Cubano article
1930 births
1984 deaths
20th-century Cuban women singers
People from Santa Clara, Cuba
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