- Amparo Arrebato
Amparo Arrebato (
December 30 ,1944 –March 15 ,2004 ) was aColombia ncymbal dancer.Born Amparo Ramos Correa in
Cali ,Colombia , as a student she excelled in high-speed athletics andbasketball . Later she became the most popular celebrity of the annual "Santiago de Cali Fair" [ [http://www.cali.gov.co/publico2/feria/fering.htm Feria de santiago de Cali. English version ] ] .Her prominence as dancer began in the 1960s, thanks to recognition of
Dámaso Pérez Prado "The King of Mambo" [ [http://www.laventure.net/tourist/prez_bio.htm Perez Prado and Mambomania ] ] , who invited her to join to his dance group. In 1968, the Puerto Rican salseros Richie Ray [ [http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/ricardo_ray.html Artists - Ray, Ricardo ‘Richie’ - Music of Puerto Rico ] ] and Bobby Cruz [ [http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/bobby_cruz.html Artists - Cruz, Bobby - Music of Puerto Rico ] ] increased her fame when they recorded the well-known tune "Amparo Arrebato", composed in honor of the then 23-year-old dancer.She died of a heart attack at a hospital in Cali on
March 15 ,2004 .References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8545176 Profile for Amparo Arrebato] on
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