María Margarita Suárez Sierra (January 5, 1936 – September 6, 1963), better known as Margarita Sierra, was a

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singer, dancer, and actress perhaps best known for her supporting role as the nightclub-singing Cha Cha O'Brien on the early 1960s

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, ''

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'', with

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, and

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Episodes of ''Surfside 6'' often featured Sierra singing, usually in English, but occasionally in Spanish. "The Cha Cha Twist", a song featured during the show's second and final season, was released as a single on

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, but did not enter the ''Billboard'' Top 100 chart. Sierra died in

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, in 1963 at the age of 27, from complications following heart surgery performed a day earlier. She is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

Television

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'', guest appearance *1960–1962: ''

'', nightclub singer Cha Cha O'Brien

References

External links

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Margarita Sierra – The Private Life and Times of Margarita SierraClassic TV & Movie Hits – Margarita Sierra
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