Carmita Jiménez (August 3, 1939 â€" August 10, 2003) was a Puerto
Rican singer who was considered a diva in Puerto Rico. She was born in
San Lorenzo. Carmita Jiménez started her singing career at the young
age of six, on the radio show named El Abuelito Welch (Grandpa Welch)
with another legendary Puerto Rican show business legend, José Miguel
Agrelot. This show, as its name suggested, was sponsored by the
Welch's grape juice brand.At 15, Jimenez performed the Habanera from
Bizet's opera Carmen. Soon after, she joined popular music groups like
the Moncho Usera orchestra, and then she released her first album,
which contained the hit Tierra Rica (Rich Earth).During the 1960s,
Jimenez became a popular fixture on Puerto Rico's television and
enjoyed great renown. She decided then that it was time to
internationalize her career and moved to Peru in 1961, to promote
herself in South America. Her stay in Peru, which lasted until 1968,
made her very popular among the citizens of that country too. There
she gave birth to her only daughter, MarÃa NahÃma, who as her
mother, began singing professionally since a child. Carmita kept on
releasing albums and scoring more hits.After she returned to Puerto
Rico in 1968, she landed her own section on WAPA-TV's popular
lunch-time show El Show Del Mediodia.
Rican singer who was considered a diva in Puerto Rico. She was born in
San Lorenzo. Carmita Jiménez started her singing career at the young
age of six, on the radio show named El Abuelito Welch (Grandpa Welch)
with another legendary Puerto Rican show business legend, José Miguel
Agrelot. This show, as its name suggested, was sponsored by the
Welch's grape juice brand.At 15, Jimenez performed the Habanera from
Bizet's opera Carmen. Soon after, she joined popular music groups like
the Moncho Usera orchestra, and then she released her first album,
which contained the hit Tierra Rica (Rich Earth).During the 1960s,
Jimenez became a popular fixture on Puerto Rico's television and
enjoyed great renown. She decided then that it was time to
internationalize her career and moved to Peru in 1961, to promote
herself in South America. Her stay in Peru, which lasted until 1968,
made her very popular among the citizens of that country too. There
she gave birth to her only daughter, MarÃa NahÃma, who as her
mother, began singing professionally since a child. Carmita kept on
releasing albums and scoring more hits.After she returned to Puerto
Rico in 1968, she landed her own section on WAPA-TV's popular
lunch-time show El Show Del Mediodia.
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