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Birth Name: Maria Heroina Rivera de Santiago
Born: 18 May 1922 Died: 21 October 2002
Country of origin: 
Puerto Rico
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Born Maria Heroina Rivera de Santiago in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, she was the youngest in a family of seven sons and five daughters. The de Santiagos moved to New York City when Rivera was a young child and it was there that she started a musical career. Studying dance and flamenco at an early age (6), she originally studied with Rita Hayworth's father, Eduardo Cansino. Rita herself gave Rivera a set of castanets as a gift.
Dubbed the "Queen of La Conga", "Queen of Latin Rhythm" and "Latin Hurricane" during various stages of her career, Rivera, went on to enjoy a strong musical career both in the Un
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1. Sanford (1980)
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