María Enriqueta

Enriqueta García Escoto (c. 1922 – 16 January 1996), known as María Enriqueta, was a Mexican bolero singer. Her dark complexion and great physical beauty earned her the nickname "La Venus Morena" (The Swarthy Venus [de Milo]).

She was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Her mother's name was Ángela Escoto.

The noted orchestra conductor Eleazar Martínez was the father of her daughter, Cecilia Martínez García. María Enriqueta lived in Coyoacán with her husband, Roberto Monter Carpio. She died of pneumonia at the age of 74 on 16 January 1996 in Tlalpan, Mexico City. Her remains were cremated at the Panteón Español in Mexico City.