Mirta Silva(1927-1987)

Mirta Silva was born on 11 September 1927 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She was an actress, known for Las canciones unidas (1960), Esclavitud (1944) and Conga bar (1944). She died on 2 December 1987 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Alternative names
- Marta Silva
Born
- September 11, 1927
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Died
- December 2, 1987
- San Juan, Puerto Rico(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
Other works
(1947 to 1949) She was the best selling recording artist and the first woman to be certified as Cymbal Player by the Union of Musicians of the United States and the Federation of Musicians of Puerto Rico. She was the first singer of the Sonora Matancera, followed by Cecilia Cruz

Trivia
Former lead singer of the legendary salsa band, La Sonora Matancera. When she left the group, she was replaced by an unknown singer, Celia Cruz, who went on to become the Queen of Salsa.

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