Avelina Landín

Avelina Landín Rodríguez (10 November 1919 – 21 February 1991) was a Mexican singer, considered "one of the great and distinctive voices of Mexican bolero music".[1]

Avelina Landín
Born	Avelina Landín Rodríguez 10 November 1919 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	21 February 1991 (aged 71) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Singer
Spouse(s)	Ángel Zempoaltecatl Ortega
Children	Ángel, Juana and Carlos
Relatives	María Luisa Landín (younger sister)

She was born in Mexico City to Irineo Landín Jauregui and Magdalena Rodríguez Moreno.[2] She was the elder sister of singer María Luisa Landín, with whom she formed the duets Pirita y Jade and Hermanas Landín in the 1930s. Together they recorded several singles and were very successful on radio, especially on the XEQ station. Avelina retired from singing when she married Ángel Zempoaltecatl Ortega,[2] and María Luisa began her solo career. When she resumed her career years later, Avelina, as a soloist, had a very important place on the XEW station[1] and recorded her hits for the RCA Víctor label.

Landín died of cardiac arrest in Mexico City and was interred at Mausoleos del Ángel.[1]

Discography

Singles

• "Quiéreme, pero quiéreme" (1949)
• "¿Por qué has cambiado?" (1949)
• "¿Por qué te vas?" (1949)
• "Una mirada nada más" (1949)
• "Que me castigue Dios" (1949)
• "No te desesperes" (1949)
• "Culpable" (1949)
• "Todos somos así" (1949)
• "Amor de mi vida" (1949)
• "Buenas noches, mi amor" (1949)
• "Equivocadamente" (1950)
• "Estamos en paz" (1950)

Studio albums

• La voz que canta al corazón (Orfeón, 1968)
• Nostalgia (Caleidofon, 1976)

Compilation albums

• Recordando "La voz cálida" de Avelina Landín (RCA Camden)
• Colección bolero: Avelina Landín (Orfeón)
• Boleros inolvidables (Musart)

References

1. "Una de las grandes voces del bolero se extinguió". El Informador. 22 February 1991. p. 17-E.
2. "Avelina Landin Rodriguez - Mexico, Distrito Federal, Civil Registration". FamilySearch. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

External links

• Avelina Landín at IMDb