The Cuban singer and presenter Olga Chorens, mother of Lissette Alvarez and who became famous in Puerto Rico along with her beloved husband Tony Alvarez through the show “El Show de las 12” on TelemundoHe died Friday afternoon in Miami.
Olga Álvarez, daughter of Choren, confirmed the death of his mother at the age of 99, through a message posted on Facebook. Olga and Tony were one of the most famous couples of Cuban artists in the 1950s in their native Cuba and later in Puerto Rico.
The singer Chorens, despite her advanced age, had an enviable memory and was brilliant at the time of her death.
“It is with deep pain that we announce that our beloved mother Olga Chorens passed away yesterday at 6:45 p.m. at her home in the city of Miami surrounded by her loved ones. Even though we are sad about losing such a wonderful being, we will be grateful that God gave us a loving, talented and extraordinary mother. We celebrate that she lived her life to the fullest and are grateful that we had her with us for so many years. Mom left us at 99 years and seven months; He would have been a hundred years old on February 7th.” Olga and Lisette expressed on their Facebook accounts.
As he knew The new day, She fell asleep peacefully listening to her music, songs she had sung since she was young.
Olga Chorens dedicated herself to music, television, radio and cinema for eight decades. In Cuba she is considered one of the pioneers of Cuban television. She did it together with her husband Tony, who died in 2001, and still continued the radio show “El Show de Olga y Tony” in Miami.
“It brings us peace to know that his fans, who have followed his legendary career of more than eight decades in music, television, radio and film with so much love, are with us at this very difficult time. Rest in peace, Mamita…we know that you are finally reunited with Papi and that together they will continue to sing like the angels they already are. Olguita and Lissette Alvarez” was added in the message that both daughters posted.
Olga and Tony were one of the most famous couples on Cuban television and later in Puerto Rico when they arrived in 1965. Both artists were born in Havana, Cuba. Olga began singing in children’s programs between the ages of 11 and 12 and then, after getting acquainted with the tango genre, began to perform them.
Olga and Tony married in 1945 and had their daughters Lissette and Olga. Since the 1940s they began making artistic trips from Panama to Argentina. They had to leave Cuba in 1963, followed two years earlier in 1961 by their two daughters Lissette and Olga They left the Greater Antilles with “Operation Pedro Pan”.
This movement secretly abducted Cuban children in order to later reunite them with their families. In the family’s case, this took several years to come to fruition.
The meeting of fathers and daughters and the famous reunion took place in Puerto Rico and was followed by Telemundo cameras, making the family immediately one of the most popular in the artistic class. In fact, Puerto Rico was her second home.
Together, Olga and Tony performed everything from tangos and boleros to children’s songs on their radio and television programs.
The couple worked at Telemundo and at the beginning of Channel 11 of Telecadena Pérez Perry.
Lissette and Olga grew up in Puerto Rico, where the former excelled as an artist and developed a successful music career. However, both inherited their parents’ talent, but it was Lissette who stood out the most in singing.
Condolences from Chucho Avellanet
Lissette married the singer Chucho Avellanet in 1967. She met Chucho after arriving in Puerto Rico in 1967. The artists’ marriage caused impressive excitement among the so-called “baby boomers” who experienced the singers’ romance.
Although the marriage only lasted a year and a half, the friendship they maintain is unbreakable. That’s why when Avellanet learned of Chorens’ death, he immediately expressed his condolences to Lissette’s family.
“I am very sorry for the departure of Olga, an artist who marked an era in our artistic work in Puerto Rico. I will always remember it with great affection and respect as it was also an important time in my life. My deepest condolences and wishes for peace and strength to my dear Lissette and the entire family“said Avellanet in statements to El Nuevo Día.
The couple married in 1967, but the marriage lasted less than two years. Their friendship endures. In 2009 they delighted their fans with another concert. (Archive)