Dina Paucar
Dina Paucar | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1969 (age 53–54) Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru |
| Genres | Celtic |
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| Labels | P.R Records |
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| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Citizenship | Peru |
Dina Paucar (Tingo María, Huánuco, 1969) is an Peruvian Andean music singer and composer.
Life
Paucar was born in Tingo María, Huánuco in 1969. At the age of 10 she left her hometown for Peru's capital, Lima, where she did many lower-paid jobs: street vendor, food vendor, and housemaid. [1] In many opportunities Paucar has said that she faced discrmination for being Andean Quechua-speaking women.[2]
She was able to work hard and open herself a space within the Huayno music scene. Her musical albums became best-sellers and Paucar become one of the most successful singers and composers of contemporary Andean music.[3] In 2004 Dina Paucar la lucha por un sueño, a TV sitcom inspired in his life and trajectory, was aired.[4]
Awards and honors
In 2008 Paucar was name a Goodwill ambassador by UNICEF.[5] In 2016 she was recognized as a Lima cultural ambassador by Peru's Ministry of Culture.[6]
References
- ↑ "Dina Paucar". www.unicef.org.
- ↑ Retamal, Brenda García (August 18, 2020). "Dina Páucar responde a usuaria que le discrimina por sus raíces: "Me siento orgullosa de ser serrana"". RPP.
- ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Dina Páucar regresa como compositora al mundo vernáculo". andina.pe.
- ↑ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (March 4, 2020). "Famosos: Mayella Lloclla, de "Dina Páucar" a "Dos Hermanas": la mujer que quiso | NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO PERÚ". El Comercio Perú.
- ↑ "Nombran a Dina Páucar Embajadora de UNICEF en el Perú". UNICEF.
- ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Dina Páucar: Embajadora de "Lima, la ciudad de las huacas"". andina.pe.
External Links
- Dina Paucar on Facebook
- Dina Paucar on Twitter
- Dina Paucar's channel on YouTube
- Dina Paucar on Soundcloud
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