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Estrellita (singer)

Isabel Rincón Bautista (born 6 May 1949),[1][2] known professionally as Estrellita, is a Spanish singer and actress. She began her career in Spanish musical films and also achieved success as a singer in Mexico, where she had four top 10 hit singles: "Perdóname" (1974), "Quién te dijo que te quiero" (1974), "Dónde andará" (1975), and "Con la pasión más grande" (1975).

Estrellita
Born
Isabel Rincón Bautista

(1949-05-06) 6 May 1949 (age 77)
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
GenresLatin ballad, flamenco, mariachi
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1962–1979
Labels
  • Cisne-Raff
  • Ariola
Spouse
Hugo Kiese

Biography

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Born in the San Jerónimo neighborhood of Seville, Spain,[3] Rincón was discovered by film producers in the Seville Fair.[1] She was renamed "Estrellita" ("Little Star" in Spanish) and cast in the leading roles of two Spanish films, Su alteza la niña (1962) and Han robado una estrella (1963). By April 1963, she had promoted her films with live performances in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and New York City.[3]

A decade later, Estrellita relocated to Mexico, where she had a top 10 hit in July 1974 with the song "Perdóname".[4] That same month, she won the 1974 Record World Annual Award for Female Singer of Greatest Projection in Mexico.[5] In August, her second Cisne-Raff single, "Quién te dijo que te quiero", also became a top 10 hit in Mexico.[6][7]

In February 1975, she had her third top 10 hit in Mexico with her cover version of Juan Gabriel's "Dónde andará".[8] In May, she had her fourth top 10 hit single with "Con la pasión más grande".[9] She recorded several more hit singles and albums for the Mexican record label Cisne-Raff.

In July 1975, Estrellita won the Record World International Latin Award for Top Ballad Singer (Female) and the Record World Annual Award for Best Romantic Singer (Female) in Mexico.[10] In August, Cisne-Raff awarded Estrellita a gold record for the "huge sales [she] achieved during the 1974-1975 season".[11]

In January 1976, Mexico's Record Reviewers Association (Asociación de Comentaristas de Discos ) named her the "best romantic singer of boleros".[12] That same year, she played a starring role opposite Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel in the film En esta primavera, which was released in 1979.[13]

Estrellita married Paraguayan footballer Hugo Kiese, who played for Mexico City's Club América.[14]

Filmography

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  • Su alteza la niña (1962)
  • Han robado una estrella (1963)
  • Los caciques (1975)
  • En esta primavera (1979)

Discography

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  • Por creer en ti (1973)
  • Perdóname (1976)
  • En algún lugar (1977)
  • Si no te amase (1978)

References

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  1. 1 2 "SINGULAR ACONTECIMIENTO CINEMATOGRAFICO EN LA SALA DEL FLORIDA". ABC Sevilla. 22 April 1962. p. 77. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "No sólo en México "Estrellita" cuenta con muchos admiradores". La Opinion (in Spanish). 30 November 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Estrellita Debuta Este Sábado en El [Puerto] Rico". El Diario de Nueva York. 14 April 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 30. 27 July 1974. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ↑ "Record World Annual Awards 1974: Mexico Selección de Valores Mexico 1974" (PDF). Record World: 222. 20 July 1974. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Arias Silva, Vilo (24 August 1974). "Mexico's Top 10" (PDF). Record World: 48. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Estrellita La Cantante Del Momento" (PDF). Record World: 43. 24 August 1974. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Arias Silva, Vilo (15 February 1975). "Latin American Hit Parade - Singles - Mexico" (PDF). Record World: 47. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Arias Silva, Vilo (3 May 1975). "LATIN AMERICAN HIT PARADE - Singles - Mexico" (PDF). Record World: 97. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "1975 Annual Directory & Awards Issue" (PDF). Record World: 203, 215. 19 July 1975. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Dieron Que Hablar" (PDF). Record World: 56. 9 August 1975. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Fundora, Tomas (24 January 1976). "DESDE NUESTRO RINCON INTERNACIONAL" (PDF). Record World: 58. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  13. ↑ García Riera, Emilio (1992). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1974-1976. Universidad de Guadalajara. p. 315.
  14. ↑ Leonardo, Elías (10 February 2016). "Una americanista historia de amor". Yahoo Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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