Olga Guillot
October 9, 1922 – July 12, 2010
Born in Cuba, Olga Guillot became a popular Bolero singer who was called La Reina de Bolero, or the Queen of Bolero. Discovered while singing in local clubs in 1954, Guillot was soon whisked off to New York City where she recorded her first album for the respected Decca label. Over the next forty-odd years, she released over 20 albums. By the early ’50s, Guillot had relocated to Mexico where she soon became popular thanks to her music and budding acting career. In 1958, she did her first European tour and had the good fortune to sing alongside the great Edith Piaf. In 1963, Guillot was awarded the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or (The Golden Palm) for being the best Bolero singer in Latin America. She became the first Latin singer to play Carnegie Hall in 1964. A critic of Fidel Castro, her music is banned in Cuba. Olga Guillot was 87 when she passed away on July 12, 2010.
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