Sara González Gómez ( Placetas,

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; June 13, 1949 or 1951 - La Habana, Cuba; February 1, 2012) was a Cuban singer. In the 1960s, she studied the

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in the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. She graduated from the National School of Art Instructors where she also taught guitar and

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. She was one of the founders of the

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Movement and one of its main proponents. She belonged to The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry ( ICAIC) Sound Experimentation Group (GES), under the direction of

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, where she studied composition, harmony and orchestration. She produced music for film, television and radio as well as participating in several group albums with other figures from the Nueva Trova Movement and the GES. She was in a relationship with the painter Diana Balboa. Sara González shared the stage with

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, Pablo Milanés, Augusto Blanca, Joan Manuel Serrat, Chico Buarque, Mercedes Sosa, Soledad Bravo, Daniel Viglietti,

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, Roy Brown, Pedro Guerra, Beth Carvalho, Liuba María Hevia, Anabell López, Marta Campos, Heidi Igualada, along with several other artists. In 1973, she composed ''Girón, la victoria'' ("Girón, the victory") a tribute to the Bay of Pigs Invasion victory in April 1961. Her discography includes:

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's '' Versos sencillos'' ("Simple Verses",

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

), ''Cuatro cosas'' ("Four Things", 1982), ''Con un poco de amor'' ("With a Little of Love", 1987), ''Con apuros y paciencia'' ("With Hardships and Patience", 1991), ''Si yo fuera mayo'' ("If I Were May", 1996), and ''Mírame'' ("Look at Me", 1999). In December 2006, she attended the Second Iberoamerican Meeting of Languages, in the Villa de Cempoala.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Sara Gonzalez 20th-century Cuban women singers 20th-century births 2012 deaths Year of birth uncertain