Moraima Secada

Moraima Secada (born María Micaela Secada Ramos (10 September^[1] 1930 – 30 December 1984),^[2] known to her admirers as La Mora (the moor), was a temperamental singer who created a special style of interpretation within the Cuban music genre of filin (feeling).

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Moraima Secada
Born	(1930-09-10)September 10, 1930 Santa Clara, Cuba
Died	December 30, 1984(1984-12-30) (aged 54) Havana, Cuba
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She started her career in the 1950s and was a member of the first female orchestra of America Anacaona, which made many international tours. She was also in the vocal groups Cuarteto Los Meme and Cuarteto D'Aida.^[3] She died of liver disease in Havana. She was the aunt of the singer Jon Secada.

1. ^ Orovio, Helio 1981. Diccionario de la música cubana, p386, gives 10th as day of birth.
2. ^ Giro Radamés 2007. Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba. La Habana. vol 4, 140.
3. ^ Martínez Rodríguez, Raul 1989.Moraima Secada: 1930–1984. La Habana.

• El Varez article (in Spanish)
• Spanish Wikipedia article on Moriama Secada (in Spanish)
• La Jiribilla article Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
• Son Cubano article (in Spanish)

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