• Submitted by: lena campos
• Music
• 11 / 13 / 2013

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Cuban singer-songwriter Teresita Fernandez, who excelled in the creation of songs for children and youngsters, died on Monday morning in this capital, at age 83.

Born on December 20, 1930, in the city of Santa Clara, she began to sing when she was four years old in the program Hora Martha, directed by her mother, Amparo Garcia, at the CMHI radio station.

In 1948 se graduated as a teacher from the Teachers’ College of her native city and in 1959 she obtained the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy, but she decided to devote herself entirely to music.

Her repertoire is inspired by her homeland, nature and love, and she set to music works by authors like Cuba’s National Hero Jose Marti and Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.

Likewise, renowned Cuban artists like the Marti Sisters and Ramon Veloz interpreted her songs.

She made presentations in several places in Havana, like the Arlequin Hall, the Monseigneur restaurant and the Coctel Club.
Teresita conducted radio programs and worked on national television and in 1974 she created “La peña de los juglares” at Lenin Park, where she sand and narrated short stories for children, accompanied by some of her closest friends.

Starting from 1988, the beloved artist began to perform in countries like Nicaragua and in Monterrey, Mexico (2nd Iberian-American Festival of Oral and Stage Narration) where she obtained the Chaman Prize.

Likewise, she was a member of the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists and was presented with many awards, among them the Cuban Education Award, the National Culture Award, the Raul Gomez Garcia Medal and the Replica of the Machete of Maximo Gomez, among others.

Source: Radio Cadena Agramonte