Chabuca Granda

María Isabel Granda Larco (3 September 1920 – 8 March 1983), better known as Chabuca Granda, was a Peruvian singer and composer. She created and interpreted a vast number of Criollo waltzes with Afro-Peruvian rhythms.

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Chabuca Granda
Chabuca Granda in 1971
Born
Maria Isabel Granda Larco

(1920-09-03)September 3, 1920
DiedMarch 8, 1983(1983-03-08) (aged 62)
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, U.S.
Burial place Peru
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • poet
Years active1937–1983
Spouse
Enrique Demetrio Fuller da Costa
(m. 1942; div. 1952)
Children3
Parents
  • Eduardo Antonio Granda San Bartolomé
  • Isabel Susana Larco Ferrari
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • RCA Records
  • Sono Radio
  • Iempsa
  • Microfon
  • Movieplay
Websitechabucagranda.com.pe
Signature

Granda's "La flor de la canela", "José Antonio", "El Puente de los Suspiros", and "Fina estampa" helped the singer receive international recognition. She has influenced various Peruvian artists such as Susana Baca, Eva Ayllón, Gian Marco and Juan Diego Flórez.

In 2017, her work was declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation and in 2019, the Peruvian government posthumously awarded her the highest national honor, the Order of the Sun.

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