Monna Bell - En Sus Canciones Estelares - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One of the greatest voices of all time in Latin American music, Ana Nora Escobar, known artistically as Monna Bell (1938 - 2008), was a Chilean singer and actress with the distinction of having won the first annual Benidorm International Song Festival, held every year in July between 1959 and 2006 in the city of Benidorm, Spain. As an actress, she was a key part of the transitional period of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. As a vocalist, she was known for her ability to sing romantic ballads in a jazz and blues style, a quality rarely seen in Latin artists. In 1956, she was invited to perform for three weeks at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City - a run so successful that her season was extended for a full year. She then began a tour of Europe and became a huge hit in Madrid where she played at the Pasapoga Entertainment Center, the most famous in the city at the time, and stayed for a good period, becoming a popular favorite of the Hispanic audience. In 1959, she recorded with the great American vocal group, The Platters the song InchMi OraciónInch (My Prayer) which was the theme of the award-winning film, Anastasia. That same year she was invited to appear at the first edition of the Benidorm International Song Festival in the resort of Benidorm (Alicante, Spain), where she performed with the song Inch Un Telegrama,Inch which won all the awards. Her recording of InchUn TelegramaInch soon became an international success, both in Europe and Latin America, making Bell one of the greatest selling Latin artists of the time. She later recorded songs such as Inch El día de los Enamorados,Inch InchLa MontañaInch (a favorite of Juan Gabriel), InchSilencio Corazón,Inch InchAún Te Sigo Amando,Inch InchEnvidiaInch and InchTómbola,Inch among others, which increased her worldwide fame. She recorded with large orchestras conducted by masterful conductors such