María Odulia Nicola Ruotti
María Odulia Nicola Ruotti | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Chinita de Nicola |
| Born | 5 September 1922 Asunción |
| Died | 9 February 2006 |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer; Composer |
| Labels | Odeón, Buenos Aires |
María Odulia Nicola Ruotti, also known as Chinita de Nicola (5 September 1922 - 9 February 2006), was a singer and composer from Paraguay who was blind from a young age.
Biography[edit]
Ruotti was born in Asunción on 5 September 1922.[1] Blind from a young age due to medical negligence, she did not let it be an obstacle to success.[2] She won her first award from El Pais Radio aged 15;[3] by the age of 17 was acting in radio plays.[4] In 1944 she was awarded a scholarship by the government of General Higinio Morínigo which enabled her to study vocal performance in Buenos Aires.[4]
Career[edit]
In 1948 she returned to Asunción and joined several musical ensembles, including that of Virgilio Centurión.[3] In the 1950s she composed over one hundred popular songs, in writing partnerships with Cirilio R Zayas and Brugada Guanes.[5][4] One of these collaborations was the song Extraña mujer, which was the theme to the Argentine film El Trueno Entre Las Hojas and was sung by Martín Leguizamón.[3] She also recorded music with the harpist Tito Olmedo.[6]
As a singer, Ruotti composed four albums which were released under the Odeón label from Buenos Aires.[3] She performed at the National Folk Music Festival in 1970.[7] She was one of Paraguay's best-known folk musicians.[8]
Death[edit]
Ruotti died on 9 February 2006 and was buried on 11 February 2006 in La Recoleta Cemetery, under the Associated Paraguayan Authors Pantheon.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Amambay, Ivaní, 1986- (2005). Creadores del alma guaraní : historias de los grandes compositores y poetas nacionales. Torales, Daniel, 1951-. Asunción, Paraguay: Fondec. p. 159. ISBN 99925-932-8-8. OCLC 63665283.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Valinotti, A. B. (2011). Mujeres que hicieron historia en el Paraguay: Ateneo Cultural Lidia Guanes.
- ^ a b c d "CHINITA DE NICOLA - WISESTATE CONTENT MANAGEMENT". www.musicaparaguaya.org.py. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b c d "Falleció ayer Chinita de Nicola - Espectáculos - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ Alvarez, M. R. and Alvarenga, M. (2006). Las voces de la memoria: historias de canciones populares paraguayas: M.R. Alvarez y Julián Navarro Vera.
- ^ "Fallece el arpista Tito Olmedo". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Esto Sucedió - ABC Revista - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "De la Asunción de los naranjales a la de la censura - Política - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
External links[edit]
- Song: Algido Sentir