Sonia Noemi, (born July 18, 1941 as Sonia Noemí González), is a
Puerto Rican actress and singer. She is one of the pioneers of the ballad pop song in Puerto Rico.
Biography
Noemí was raised in
Old San Juan
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and when she was thirteen moved to
Rio Piedras
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.
She went to California in 1962 in order to train at the Pasadena Playhouse Studio, returning to Puerto Rico after a year.
In 2003, she moved to
Miami
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, where she has worked in
telenovelas
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. She has a son with
Venezuelan
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singer, Hector Cabrera.
Discography
Alfred D. Herger
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was the producer of her first album: "Si yo fuera una reina" (If I were a Queen), *Sona-Rico, SR-1*. Sonia's hit single was "El rebelde", a Spanish version of the hit song "
He's a Rebel", from
The Crystals
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.
Her second album was with the
RCA-Victor record label in Mexico: "Baladas y boleros" (Ballads and Boleros), *MKL - 1626*. The hit single was "El Día" (The Day), written by the
Mexican composer: "Luis Demetrio".
Her third album, and second for
RCA-Victor in Mexico, was "Baladas y boleros con Sonia Noemí", *MKL - 1627*. Sonia Noemí later recorded a fourth album, "Mi regreso" (My Comeback), produced by her and Canal 4 Recording Studios with the collaboration of
Lou Briel
Lou Briel (born October 19 Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, comedian, record producer, pianist, and host, among other things.
Musical career Early years with Anexo 3
Lou Briel started his career at a very young age as ...
, *LAG, LP-1010*.
Film
Noemí, performed the leading roles of three films: "Dios te Salve Siquiatra", (May God Save you, Psychiatrist), the first Cuban motion picture filmed in the United States (Miami, Florida), produced and directed by Cuban comedian:
Guillermo Alvarez Guedes, "El Curandero del Pueblo", (The Healing-man of the Town), starring with,
Adalberto Rodriguez, "Machuchal", and
Creature from the Haunted Sea, a
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...
film.
See also
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List of Puerto Ricans
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References
External links
Telemundo WebsiteOfficial "Tierra de Pasiones" Website
Bio
1941 births
Living people
People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20th-century Puerto Rican actresses
20th-century Puerto Rican women singers
20th-century Puerto Rican singers
Puerto Rican film actresses
Puerto Rican telenovela actresses
Puerto Rican television actresses
Puerto Rican television personalities
Television pioneers
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