María Marcelina Rebeca Silva Cosío (26 April 1925 – 7 May 2002), known as Rebeca or Rebeca Silva Cosío, was a Mexican singer who was the last official vocalist of songwriter and pianist

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

. She also introduced and recorded Lara's final songs. She recorded her first album, ''Señora tentación'', in 1959 and won a

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in 1961. She was one of

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exclusive artists, and her records were best sellers in Mexico in the 1960s. She recorded her final album, ''Rebeca interpreta a Agustín Lara'', in the 1970s for the Orfeón label.

Discography

* ''Señora tentación'' * ''Canciones de Agustín Lara'' * ''Rebeca y sus compositores predilectos'' * ''Enamorada'' * ''Canciones inolvidables'' * ''Estrella solitaria'' * ''Nacida para amar...'' * ''El disco de oro de Rebeca'' * ''Rebeca interpreta a Agustín Lara''

References

External links

''Nostalgia: Rebeca interpreta a Agustín Lara''
in

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"Rebeca... La Voz de Terciopelo", article written by Rebeca Cerrato Silva for ''Música sin final''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva Cosio, Rebeca 1925 births 2002 deaths Bolero singers RCA Victor artists Singers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican women singers