Marquita Rivera

Marquita Rivera , a.k.a. Queen of Latin Rhythm, was a Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer.

Rivera was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She was the youngest in a family of seven sons and five daughters. The de Santiagos moved to New York City when Rivera was a young child and it was there that she started a musical career. Studying dance and flamenco at an early age , she originally studied with Rita Hayworths father, Eduardo Cansino. Rita herself gave Rivera a set of castanets as a gift.

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