Carmen Nydia Velázquez (born 2 October 1947) is a Puerto Rican comedian,''Desfilan en masa para honrar a Ponce.''
Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 24. Retrieved 25 September 2013. Weblink updated 25 October 2019. actress and singer. She is best known for her fictional role in the

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duo "''

Susa y Epifanio Susa y Epifanio are a comedic duo of fictional characters from Puerto Rico. They hosted the radio program ''Prende El Fogón'' on WSKN-AM in San Juan, and the weekday television program ''El Fogón TV'' on WORO-DT in Carolina. They also make f ...

''" which has been featured in popular radio and television programs in Puerto Rico for 30 years.

Early years

Carmen Nydia Velázquez was born in barrio Playa of

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, on 2 October 1947.

Artistic career

Velázquez started her career in the 1970s as the leading singer of the Puerto Rican musical group: ''Moliendo Vidrio'', alongside

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. Presently, Carmen Nydia Velázquez alongside Victor Alicea, as

are featured on the radio program "Prende El Fogón" which is broadcast weekdays at noon on WSKN-AM in

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, and on "El Fogón TV", telecast on Tuesdays through

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, channel 13, in

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. Velázquez also performs as a singer in frequent ''Bohemia Spectacles'', throughout

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. Velázquez performed for a three-month season at the

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Hotel, in Condado,

, (June–September) 2007, and the show was broadcast through

, channel 13. Velazquez would perform in an event titled "Noches de Bohemia" at the Marriott Hotel in San Juan. Here she was scheduled to sing along with pianist Tito Vicente. On 21 September 2013, she made an unexpected appearance at the Dia Mundial de Ponce.

References

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