Manoella Torres

Manoella Torres (born April 21, 1954) is an American singer[1][2] and actress of Puerto Rican descent. Her career is based in Mexico City. She has recorded over 350 songs by famous songwriters including Armando Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderón, Juan Gabriel, Manuel Alejandro, Felicia Garza and Rafael Pérez Botija.

Manoella Torres
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Manoella Torres being awarded as "Star of the Century" with the "Golden Aztec Calendar" by the Mexican Association of Journalists of Radio and TV
Background information
Birth nameGloria Torres Calderón
Also known asThe woman who was born to sing
Born21 April 1954 (aged 71)
New York City, United States
OriginUnited States
GenresLatin pop, mariachi, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1972–present
LabelsColumbia Records
Peerless Records
PolyGram Records
IM Records
Universal Music Group
Websitemanoellatorres.com

References

  1. Aros, Andrew A. (1978). The latin music handbook. Applause Publications. ISBN 9780932352002.
  2. Kim, Jae-Ha (September 10, 1990). "Viva Chicago cooks up some spicy rhythms". Chicago Sun-Times: 21. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB37303DE7F0E95&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved September 22, 2011.