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Dina Páucar

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Dina Páucar (born 1969 in Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru) is a Peruvian Andean music singer and composer.

Life

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Paucar was born in Tingo María, Huánuco en 1969. At the age of 10, she left her hometown to Peru's capital, Lima, where she did many lower-paid jobs: street vendor, food vendor, and housemaid.[1] In many opportunities Paucar has said that she faced discrimination for being Andean Quechua-speaking women.[2]

After years of hard work, she was able to open a space within the Huayno music scene. Her musical albums became best-sellers and Paucar become one of the most successful singers and composers of contemporary Andean music.[3] In 2004 Dina Paucar la lucha por un sueño, a TV sitcom inspired in her life and trajectory, was aired.[4]

Awards and honors

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In 2008 Paucar was named a Goodwill ambassador by UNICEF.[5] In 2016 she was recognized as a Lima cultural ambassador by Peru's Ministry of Culture.[6]

Music

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  • Dina Páucar (1994), La voz del amor: Mi tesoro. Prodisar E.I.R. Ltda., Lima. Casete
  • La Diosa Hermosa del Amor. Arpa: Elmer Jesús. Danny Producciones, Lima. Disco compacto.
  • Reinas del arpa 2003. Sonia Morales, Dina Páucar, Anita Santibáñez, Abencia Meza. Disco mp3 (161 títulos).

References

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  1. ^ "Dina Paucar". www.unicef.org.
  2. ^ Retamal, Brenda García (August 18, 2020). "Dina Páucar responde a usuaria que le discrimina por sus raíces: "Me siento orgullosa de ser serrana"". RPP.
  3. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Dina Páucar regresa como compositora al mundo vernáculo". andina.pe.
  4. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (March 4, 2020). "Famosos: Mayella Lloclla, de "Dina Páucar" a "Dos Hermanas": la mujer que quiso | NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO PERÚ". El Comercio Perú.
  5. ^ "Nombran a Dina Páucar Embajadora de UNICEF en el Perú". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Dina Páucar: Embajadora de "Lima, la ciudad de las huacas"". andina.pe.