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Cuba Obit Juana Bacallao
FILE - Cuban singer-entertainer Juana Bacallao, or "Juana La Cubana", performs at the "One-Eyed Cat" cafe in Havana, Cuba, May 22, 2010. Bacallao, who until recently continued performing and making presentations on Cuban stages, died on Saturday, Feb. 24,2024, reported the island's Ministry of Culture. She was 98 years old. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)

Famed Cuban diva Juana Bacallao, who ruled the island's cabaret scene, dies at 98

Cuban singer and cabaret diva Juana Bacallao has died

By AP News
Published - Feb 24, 2024, 03:10 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 24, 2024, 03:10 PM EST

HAVANA (AP) — Juana Bacallao, a renowned Cuban singer and cabaret diva who still performed until recently, has died. She was 98.

Bacallao died Saturday after spending several days at a hospital in Havana, according to a statement from Cuba's Ministry of Culture. Officials didn't say why she was hospitalized.

Bacallao was known for her husky voice, risque personality and being unpredictable, clad in wigs and extravagant costumes. She performed at the famed Tropicana club in the 1940s and ’50s and sang alongside artists like Nat King Cole.

“I will never retire. I will only stop once death has come for me,” she said in a 2010 interview with The Associated Press.

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