Sonia Silvestre

Sonia Silvestre
Sonia Silvestre in 2012
Born(1952-08-16)16 August 1952
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Died19 April 2014(2014-04-19) (aged 61)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
OccupationSinger
Spouse(s)Yaqui Núñez del Risco
(divorced)
José Betancourt
(2009－2014)
Children2

Sonia Silvestre (16 August 1952 – 19 April 2014) was a Dominican singer from San Pedro de Macorís.

She was married to the broadcaster, producer and host Yaqui Núñez del Risco. After they divorced, Silvestre moved to Mexico, where she remained about three years. She had a long-term relationship with the Venezuelan photographer José Betancourt, the father of her son André and her daughter Eloísa; they married in 2009. In 2010, she performed a tribute to Luis Días.[1]

She suffered a massive stroke and two heart attacks on 17 April 2014 in Santo Domingo. She was 61 years old.[2]

Sonia Silvestre at an award's ceremony

Discography

  • 1974: Esta Es Sonia Silvestre
  • 1975: La Nueva Canción
  • 1976: Nueva Canción
  • 1978: Sonia Canta Poetas de la Patria
  • Folkhoy
  • Corazón de Vellonera
  • Una Verdadera Intérprete
  • Mi Corazón Te Seguirá
  • Edición Especial de Grandes Éxitos de los Años 70
  • 1990: Yo Quiero Andar
  • 1994: Amor y Desamor
  • 2007: Verde y Negro

References

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  1. ^ "Un sentido homenaje a "El Terror"". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 4 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Dominican singer Sonia Silvestre dies at 61". Dominican Today. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.