Graciela Naranjo

Graciela Naranjo was a Venezuelan singer and actress. A radio, cinema and television pioneer in her homeland, she made her professional debut as a bolero singer in 1931. From the thirties onward her fame as a singer grew, she appeared in films and had her own TV show in an incredibly long career that extended from 1931 through 2000. She is the mother of Alberto Naranjo, a wellrespected Venezuelan musician.

Graciela Naranjo was born in Maiqueta, Vargas. Orphaned at seven, she was moved to Caracas to be raised by her aunt. She started to sing Christmas music in a church coral group at age nine, then made her professional debut at Broadcasting Caracas when she was only 15. Largely selftaught, she had a warm contralto voice as her innovative behindthebeat phrasing and emotional intensity that she put into the words she sang, served to turn novelty tunes and light songs into definitive, bolerobased treatments. She often really did live the words she sang, particularly in later years.

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