Hilda Murillo

Hilda Murillo Saavedra (born December 15, 1951) is an Ecuadorian singer, also known as "La Triunfadora de América".

Hilda Murillo
Born
Hilda Murillo Saavedra

(1951-12-15) December 15, 1951
Guayaquil, Ecuador
OccupationSinger
Political partySocial Christian
Spouse
Pío Cupello
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(died 2011)​
Parents
  • Washington Murillo (father)
  • Fresia Saavedra (mother)

Biography

Hilda Murillo was born in Guayaquil on December 15, 1951, the daughter of singer and music teacher Fresia Saavedra and guitarist and composer Washington Murillo.[1][2] Singing since age four, at seven she recorded a disc of children's tunes with the Orquesta América.[1] This produced the hit songs "La Marcha de las Letras" and "La Canción de los Domingos".[3] She would later record more Ecuadorian songs together with her mother.[2] In her youth she studied medicine, but dropped out in her third year to dedicate herself to music, particularly the genres of pasillo, bolero, and ballad.[1][2]

The title track of her 1973 album Palabras, Palabras was a #1 hit on Miami radio, and was awarded a gold record.[4][5] She was declared Woman of the Year by Vanidades magazine, in addition to being named the most successful Latina artist by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics.[2]

Hilda Murillo represented Ecuador at OTI Festival 1974 in Mexico. She has also been a television presenter, and president of the Association of Professional Artists of Guayas (ASAPG).[2]

In 2018, she received a Boca en Boca Award for her musical career from TC Televisión in Guayaquil. That year she also released her album Hilda Murillo para siempre.[6]

She was a candidate for the National Assembly in 2021, representing District 2 of Guayas Province for the Social Christian Party, but did not receive sufficient votes to be elected.[7]

Her husband, businessman Pío Cupello, died in 2011.[1]

References
  1. "Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música" [Hilda Murillo Reaches 55 Years in Music]. El Universo (in Spanish). December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. "Los 60 años de carrera musical de Hilda Murillo" [The 60-Year Musical Career of Hilda Murillo]. El Comercio (in Spanish). December 2, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. Niurka, Norma (April 20, 1984). "La Murillo: profeta en su tierra" [La Murillo: Prophet in Her Land]. El Miami Herald (in Spanish). p. 9. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hot Latin LP's". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media. September 15, 1973. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. "Hilda Murillo gana Búho de Oro en Panamá" [Hilda Murillo Wins Golden Owl in Panama]. Panamá América (in Spanish). March 29, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. "Hilda Murillo cierra su año con proyectos y reconocimientos" [Hilda Murillo Closes Out Her Year With Projects and Awards]. El Universo (in Spanish). December 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  7. "Candidatos 'famosos' no lograron los votos suficientes para ocupar una curul en la Asamblea de Ecuador" ['Famous' Candidates Do Not Get Sufficient Votes to Occupy a Seat in the Ecuadorian Assembly]. El Universo (in Spanish). February 16, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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