Lucy Fabery

Luz Ercilia Fabery Zenón (January 25, 1931 – May 13, 2015), known as Lucy Fabery, was a Puerto Rican singer who specialized in the style of bolero known as filin. She recorded four albums and numerous singles in a career that spanned over 50 years.

Life and career Fabery was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1931 to Don Rafael Fabery and Petra Zenón. She studied at Ana Roqué de Duprey High School, in Humacao. She participated in the University of Puerto Rico Choir, led by the late Maestro Bartolomé Bover. It was during those student days in Río Piedras, where he studied teaching and later X-ray technician. In 1952, Fabery began singing at the cabaret El Morocco in New York City.

Due to her physique, Fabery was known as "La Muñeca de Chocolate" (The Chocolate Doll). The fact that she performed solely in Spanish made her a rare and unique fixture in American jazz clubs. She met Miguelito Valdés and traveled with him to New York and Havana. In April 1962, she recorded her sole album for the label, Noche de locura, which contained twelve boleros by composers such as Puchi Balseiro and René Touzet.