Carmín Vega (born 6 September 1955) is a Puerto Rican singer and comedian. She has been called "the woman with a thousand voices and a thousand faces"."Carmín Vega"
Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular. By Yaira Rivera González.

Early years

Carmín Vega (birth name: Carmen María Vega Correa) was born in Mercedita, Puerto Rico, on 6 September 1955. From a very young age, Vega showed her dexterity for signing when, in 1965, she was chosen from among 400 other contestants in a program for amateur singers. As the first winner in the competition her prize was the recording of her first 45 LP titled ''La Marca de Un Beso''.

Entry into show business

As a young girl, Vega was part of shows by Sophy,

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. She was also in the 1960s '' La nueva ola'' show, produced by

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, and in ''

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Presenta'', by the producer of the same name. As her fame spread, Vega was contracted by Cervecería Corona working side-by-side with

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, Luis Antonio Rivera ("

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for live shows around the Island. Vega married Mexican comedian Carlos Font, of ''Kiko y Karlo'', and moved to

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in the later part of the 1960s. She remained there for ten years working night clubs, and some TV shows, including ''

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'' with

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. The show won an award as the most outstanding foreign artists in 1968. In the 1970s Vega returned to Puerto Rico working several TV shows including ''

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'', ''El show de Chucho Avellanet'', ''El show de Iris Chacón'', '' Musicomedia'', ''Una chica llamada Ivonne Coll'', ''Su show favorito'', ''Luis Vigoreaux presenta'' and ''Super show Goya''. En 1981 Vega, imitating the voices of

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, worked as host of the radio show ''Con Carmín en el tapón'' aired though WAPA Radio in 1986. She presented live solo shows in the

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, in addition to shows with Freddy Veras Goyco, and others. She recorded with Trío Los Andinos. In New York she acted accompanied by Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez at the

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and Teatro Comodore. In the 2000s Vega participated as a guest in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in Miami. In 2003 Vega presented a musical marathon at the

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, ''Centro de Bellas Artes Angel O. Berríos''. In 2003 she was featured with Trio Los Andinos in the album "Los Andinos: Homenaje a Rafael Hernandez, con Carmín Vega", which appeared under the label Disco Hit Productions (

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).''Los Andinos: Homenaje a Rafael Hernandez, con Carmín Vega.''
Retrieved 13 February 2014. In 2000, she launched "Carmin Vega...Para que tu la Oigas" a Latin pop CD album, under the independent label CVC Records.

References

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Early years

Entry into show business

See also

References