Floria Márquez
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Floria Márquez is a Venezuela
n singer and actress. She grew up in a very musical family, her mother was a classical-trained pianist, and one of her brothers is famous singer Rudy Marquez. She began to sing professionally at adult age, performing the Latin music genre called Bolero
(the Latin music equivalent to the American "Ballad"). Soon she began to develop a very personal style that made her very popular in Caracas' nightlife. Her passionate feeling and excellent show made her step up from nightclubs to the best theaters all around Venezuela. Floria has performed in Colombia
, Bahamas, Aruba
, Mexico, Argentina
, and the USA, where she has successfully performed several times at the famous Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach. Also, has been onstage with Latin stars such as Armando Manzanero
, Los Panchos
, Lucho Gatica
, Oscar D'León
, Cheo Feliciano
, among many others.
Along with her musical career, Floria Márquez has performed as an actress in two plays "Ella Sí Canta Boleros", and the Café-Concert "La Cosa Es Amar", show that has been very successful at Venezuela's theaters with more than 200 shows performed. Floria Márquez has also performed more than 34 concerts with several symphony orchestras in Venezuela, a privilege granted to few popular artists in her country. She performs an average of 70 shows each year. She has been happily married for 18 years to Venezuelan musical producer and arranger Pedrito López, has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n singer and actress. She grew up in a very musical family, her mother was a classical-trained pianist, and one of her brothers is famous singer Rudy Marquez. She began to sing professionally at adult age, performing the Latin music genre called Bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
(the Latin music equivalent to the American "Ballad"). Soon she began to develop a very personal style that made her very popular in Caracas' nightlife. Her passionate feeling and excellent show made her step up from nightclubs to the best theaters all around Venezuela. Floria has performed in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Bahamas, Aruba
Aruba
Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
, Mexico, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and the USA, where she has successfully performed several times at the famous Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach. Also, has been onstage with Latin stars such as Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero
Armando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America....
, Los Panchos
Los Panchos
Los Panchos was an internationally famous Latin pop trio known for its romantic ballads and boleros.-History:...
, Lucho Gatica
Lucho Gatica
Luis Enrique Gatica Silva, better known as Lucho Gatica, is a Chilean bolero singer, film actor, and television host. It is estimated that Gatica has released more than 90 recordings. He has toured a vast portion of the world, having made concerts in Europe, the Middle East and Asia...
, Oscar D'León
Oscar D'León
Oscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
, Cheo Feliciano
Cheo Feliciano
José Feliciano, better known as Cheo Feliciano , is a composer and singer of salsa and bolero music.-Early years:...
, among many others.
Along with her musical career, Floria Márquez has performed as an actress in two plays "Ella Sí Canta Boleros", and the Café-Concert "La Cosa Es Amar", show that has been very successful at Venezuela's theaters with more than 200 shows performed. Floria Márquez has also performed more than 34 concerts with several symphony orchestras in Venezuela, a privilege granted to few popular artists in her country. She performs an average of 70 shows each year. She has been happily married for 18 years to Venezuelan musical producer and arranger Pedrito López, has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Discography
- Una Noche Con Floria Márquez
- Algo Más Que Boleros
- Palabras De Mujer
- La Cosa Es AmarLa cosa es amar (album)La cosa es amar, is a Venezuelan music album of 2003, made by Floria Márquez with the seal GMG-Global Music Group C.A, this album is the sound track of the Café-Concert "La Cosa Es Amar"-Track listing:#La Cosa Es Amar...
- 10 Años De Amor
- Exitos De Floria MárquezExitos De Floria MárquezExitos De Floria Márquez is a compilation album released in 2004 by Venezuelan Bolero singer Floria Márquez.- Track listing :1.- En Bancarrota 2.- ¿Que Sabes Tú? 3.- Orgasmo...
- Sin Fecha De Vencimiento