Etelvina Maldonado
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25 April 1932
Etelvina Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| Born | Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz 25 April 1932 Santa Ana, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Died | 26 January 2010 (aged 77) Cartagena, Colombia |
| Genres | Bullerengue |
Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz[a] (1932–2010) was a Colombian bullerengue singer and songwriter. She sang with Totó la Momposina and with groups including Kasabe and Alé Kumá.
Etelvina Maldonado de la Hoz[1] was born on 25 April 1932 in Santa Ana, in the Colombian department of Bolívar.[2] Her mother was Francisca "Pacha" de la Hoz, a bullerengue singer, and her father was Pedro Maldonado.[3][4] At the age of 15, Maldonado moved with her mother to Cartagena, and later they moved again to Olaya Herrera.[4]
Maldonado's musical career started when she appeared with Totó la Momposina at the Festival del Porro in San Pelayo.[4] They later toured together, and Maldonado also sang with the groups Arboletes, Candilé, Kasabe, and Alé Kumá, among others.[4] She formed her own group in 2003, and released one album with them in 2006.[4]
Notable compositions by Maldonado include "Por Qué Me Pega" and "Llorando Te Coge el Día".[3] She won "best voice" awards at the bullerengue festivals in María La Baja and Puerto Escondido, and later judged the bullerengue queen competition of the latter.[3][5]
Maldonado had nine children.[2] She died on 26 January 2010 in Cartagena.[2]