Is Lola Calvo a real person?

Her recording of La Virgen Lloraba was used in the 1996 film The Birdcage. In 2015, an analogous and fictionalized version of La Lupe (renamed Lola Calvo for the series), was heavily featured in an 80 episode Spanish-language biographical television series of Celia Cruz called Celia, on the Telemundo network.

Who did La Lupe marry?

Eulogio Reyesm. 1958–1960
William Garcíam. ?–1992
La Lupe/Spouse

Who was Celia Cruz best friend?

Manu Manzo
Celia Cruz’s Friend, Manu Manzo Reflect on Cuban Singer’s Influence.

How old is Lupe?

55 years (1936–1992)
La Lupe/Age at death

How old was La Lupe when she died?

How did Lola Calvo died?

And how did Lola Calvo die? She died of cardiac arrest in the Bronx in 1992 at the age of 53, leaving her husband William Garcia, daughter Rainbow and son René Camaro. She is ■■■■■■ in the Saint Raymond Cemetery in the Bronx.

Why did La Lupe leave Cuba?

However, after the Cuban Revolution of 1959, La Lupe felt that she could no longer live in a country that did not accept her singing style, which was officially classified as anti-revolutionary. She left Cuba for Mexico in 1962, where she sought to relaunch her career, but was never accepted.

Why did Celia Cruz leave Cuba?

Commercial Success. At the time of the 1959 Communist takeover of Cuba, Sonora Matancera was touring in Mexico, and members of the band decided to leave Cuba for good, crossing into the United States instead of returning to their homeland.

What does Lupe mean?

The name Lupe is primarily a gender-neutral name of Spanish origin that means From The River Of The Wolf. Short form of the name Guadelupe. Can be used as both a boy or girl’s name.

Did Celia Cruz meet Fidel Castro?

Celia actually met Castro on two occasions. Celia was singing at the piano, and Castro was already well-known. When he arrived, everybody got on their feet and went to say hello, but she stayed behind, next to the pianist. They asked her if she wasn’t going to greet him as well, and she said: “No.

What did La Lupe died of?

February 29, 1992
La Lupe/Date of death