Floria Márquez

Floria Márquez (b. February 11 1950)

Early life and career

Born in Caracas to a very musical family - her mother was a classical-trained pianist, and one of her brothers is famous singer Rudy Marquez - she began to sing professionally at adult age, performing the latin music genre called Bolero (the latin music equivalent to the american "Ballad").

Soon she began to develop a very personal style that made her very popular in Caracas' nightlife. Her passionate feeling and excellent show made her step up from nightclubs to the best theaters all around Venezuela.

International acclaim

Floria has performed in Colombia, Bahamas, Aruba, Mexico, Argentina, and the US, where she has successfully performed several times at the famous Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach.

Floria Márquez has been onstage with latin stars such as Armando Manzanero, Los Panchos, Lucho Gatica, Oscar D'León, Cheo Feliciano, among many others.

Along with her musical career, Floria Márquez has performed as an actress in two plays "Ella Sí Canta Boleros", and the Café-Concert "La Cosa Es Amar", show that has been very successful at Venezuela's theaters with more than 200 shows performed.

Floria Márquez has also performed more than 20 concerts with several symphony orchestras in Venezuela, a privilege granted to few popular artists in her country. She performs an average of 70 shows each year

She has been happily married for 15 years to Venezuelan musical producer and arranger Pedrito Lopez. She has two daughters and two grandsons.

Discography

As of January 2006, Márquez has recorded six CDs:

Una Noche Con Floria Márquez
Algo Más Que Boleros
Palabras De Mujer
La Cosa Es Amar
10 Años De Amor
Exitos De Floria Márquez