About Monina Cámpora
Lived 1914 – 1998 (aged 83). Monina Cámpora was a Dominican conductor and pianist.
Hilda Caridad Cámpora Bello (September 26, 1914 – April 24, 1998), better known as Monina Cámpora, was a Dominican artist known for founding the School of Fine Arts in the city of San Juan de la Maguana and for being the first woman in the Dominican Republic to organize and conduct a women's orchestra.
Biography Cámpora was born on September 26, 1914, in Santo Domingo. She married lawyer Lorenzo E. Piña Puello, and their son was sportswriter Lorenzo Antonio Piña Cámpora.
She studied at the Liceo Musical, directed by , and obtained the degree of piano teacher upon graduating from the 's superior piano course. She went on to teach at the Liceo Musical, the Colegio Luis Muñoz Rivera, and other schools in Santo Domingo.
Legacy For her dedication, Cámpora received the title of Local Mother of Fine Arts.
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Dominican music
When was Monina Cámpora born?
Monina Cámpora was born on 26 September 1914 in Santo Domingo.
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Monina Cámpora died on 24 April 1998 in San Juan de la Maguana.
What was Monina Cámpora's occupation?
Monina Cámpora was a conductor and pianist.
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Monina Cámpora was Dominican.
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