Linda Vera

Martha Muñiz Caloca (28 January 1932 – 5 December 2024), known professionally as Linda Vera, was a Mexican singer and actress. Nicknamed "La Reina de la Cumbia" (The Queen of Cumbia), she achieved international success as the vocalist of Carmen Rivero's cumbia conjunto and later as a soloist with her own musical group, recording a series of studio albums for the CBS and Continental record labels.

Biography Vera was born in Tacuba, Mexico City, and earned a degree as a decorator. She began her musical career as the lead vocalist of Mario Patrón's conjunto, the first jazz band in Mexico. She continued her career as a performer and CBS recording artist and also appeared in several Mexican films. After a brief hiatus from 1974 to 1977 (due to her marriage), Vera also ventured into other musical genres, such as salsa and ranchera.

Vera died in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on 5 December 2024.

Discography A bailar la cumbia (CBS, 1964) (as the vocalist of Carmen Rivero's conjunto) La nueva voz tropical (CBS, 1965) Homenaje a Rafael Hernández (1966) Ritmo y sentimiento (CBS, 1967) Yo me llamo cumbia (CBS, 1968)

Filmography El asesino invisible (1965) Mi padrino (1969)