Luz Esther Benítez Rosado (born July 22, 1942), also known as Lucecita, is a
Puerto Rican singer, part of the country's new wave popular music. Born in Bayamon, a large city in Puerto Rico, she participated in amateur radio shows.
Benítez's most important career step came in 1969, when she won the ''Festival de la Cancion Latina'' (''Festival of the Latin Song'') in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
. She participated with two songs,
"Génesis" by
G.V. Lloveras and "Energía de mis manos", by M. de Jesús. "Genesis" received the highest points (223) in the festival and Lucecita also won as best dressed performer. Pedro Rivera Toledo's arrangement of Genesis also won as the best arrangement, although the orchestra was conducted by Jose S. Marroquin. The festival was held at the Teatro Ferrocarrilero in Mexico.
[http://www.latinomusiccafe.com/2015/08/24/festival-oti-lasting-impact-on-latin-music/ Festival OTI Lasting Impact on Latin Music.]
Other songs
In the mid-1960s:
*"Un lugar para los dos" Spanish, these song was versioned of "
I Only Want to Be with You".
*"Muévanse todos (El Club del Clan)" Spanish, these song was versioned of "
Twist and Shout
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers ...
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See also
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List of Puerto Ricans
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History of women in Puerto Rico
The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the ''Taíno'', the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called "Boriken" before the arrival of Spaniards. During the Spanish c ...
References
Further reading
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External links
*http://lucecita.com
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1942 births
Living people
People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20th-century Puerto Rican women singers
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Women in Latin music