Friday 31 October 2008

Fuego Del Ande


Yma Sumac in her role of Kori-Tica sings Ataypura in the 1954 film Secret of the Incas .






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Yma Sumac (nee Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo) the Peruvian born beauty famous for her wide ranging vocal.

Her albums Mambo and Voice of the Xtabay are brilliant.

2 comments:

An Aesthete's Lament said...

I haven't thought about her in ages! I used to have several albums; now I'll have to update with the CDs.

John hopper said...

Thanks for that. Long time since I saw 'Secret of the Incas' and a long time since I've seen Yma Sumac.

The movie might have been a bit dodgy but Yma was always a star!