Floria Márquez (born February 11, 1950, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan singer and actress. She grew up in a musical family, her mother was a classical-trained pianist, and one of her brothers is singer Rudy Marquez.
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| Born | February 11, 1950 |
| Occupation | Singer |
She began to sing professionally at adult age, performing the Latin music genre called Bolero (the Latin music equivalent to the American "Ballad").
She 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. She has appeared 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.
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 is married to Venezuelan musical producer and arranger Pedrito López, has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Discography
edit- Una Noche Con Floria Márquez
- Algo Más Que Boleros
- Palabras De Mujer
- La Cosa Es Amar
- 10 Años De Amor
- Exitos De Floria Márquez
- Sin Fecha De Vencimiento
External links
edit- Floria Márquez website Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine