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Place of Birth: Estado La Guaira, Venezuela
About Canelita Medina
- Canelita Medina is a Venezuelan salsa singer noted for singing in the Cuban Son style.
- She had always dreamt of becoming a singer as a young girl, imitating the salsa singer Celia Cruz.
- When she entered a radio talent program on Radio Continente, she caught the attention of talent agents with her unique voice.
- Over the years, Canelita has achieved great success, both nationally and internationally, and is successful to this day.
- Through more than 50 years of her life as an artist, Canelita Medina has received many awards. Her daughter, Trina Medina, has also had a notable career in music as a soloist and music writer for the 2007 Venezuelan film, Una abuela virgen.
- (see her biography in Spanish.) In The Book of Salsa, Rondón states, "it is impossible to overlook the contributions of Canelita and her daughter, Trina Medina, each with her own distinct, yet connected style."
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