Olimpo Cárdenas
Olimpo León Cárdenas Moreira (July 5, 1923 - July 28, 1991) was an Ecuadorian singer.[1]
Olimpo Cárdenas | |
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| Birth name | Olimpo León Cárdenas Moreira |
| Also known as | El Rey del Estilo El Magaldi ecuatoriano |
| Born | July 5, 1923 Vinces, Ecuador |
| Died | July 28, 1991 (aged 68) Tuluá, Colombia |
| Genres | Bolero, vals, yaraví y Pasillo |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Voice |
| Years active | 1941 - 1991 |
| Labels | Ifesa Discos Victoria Sonolux Discos Orfeón |
Career
He toured Colombia a great deal, giving concerts in towns that had never had a performance in their short and long histories. Almost 50 years later he is remembered as the great and "famous" singer who sang boleros at a public performance in Villavicencio, in 1959.
References
- Deborah Pacini Hernandez, Deborah Pacini (1995). Bachata: A Social History of a Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. p. 59.
Olimpo Cárdenas.
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