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Musicians, Composers and Singers

Lucho Bermúdez (1912-1994) – Musician and composer.
A famous composer of music from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with rhythms that incorporated cumbia, porro, mapalé. He was a master clarinetist. He was also an orchestra director of popular music and had his own orchestra.
He received many prizes such as the "Caracol de Oro". Bermudez was born in Carmen de Bolívar.

Totó La Momposina – Popular music singer and dancer.
Her real name is Sonia Bazanta Vides. Internationally, she is considered one of the best Caribbean folk music interpreters.
In November 2011, she was honoured with the "Premio Nacional Vida y Obra" (a Ministry of Culture national award) .
In March 2012 she received the "Ciudadana andina honorifica" decoration from the Andean Comunity in Lima, Peru.
She was born in Talaigua, Mompós in 1940.

Petrona Martínez – Popular music singer.
Petrona is a well-known Caribbean pop music singer. She is better known as "The Queen of the Bullerengue". She was born in San Cayetano in 1940.

Joe Arroyo (1956-2011) – Singer and composer.
Arroyo was one of the most famous salsa musicians in the Americas.
His voice has been heard in his 47 albums. He was the author of about 100 songs. He had his own orchestra.
His birthplace was Cartagena.



Sportsmen and Women

Bernardo Caraballo – Flyweight boxer.
He is a very well-known boxer internationally, and the most popular boxer in Colombia. Caraballo was born near Cartagena in 1939.

Antonio Cervantes (Kid Pambelé) – Boxer.
Kid Pambelé was the first Colombian world boxing champion. His first triumph was in 1972 and held the title consecutively for 5 years. He also won The Golden Gloves tournament.
He was born in San Basilio de Pelenque in 1945.

Prudencio Cardona – Flyweight boxer.
He stood atop the podium as a World Boxing Champion. He was born in San Basilio de Palenque in1951.

Daniel Reyes, (El olímpico) – Boxer.
Winner of the world boxing title in the minimum weight category. The veteran boxer from Bolivar completed 40 victories with this title. He represented Colombia at the Olympic Games of Atlanta 1996 in the flyweight division, where he was very close to a podium finish. He was born in Marialabaja in 1972.

Alejandro Berrío – Super middleweight boxer.
This extraordinary boxer received the title of World Champion in super middleweight category from the International boxing Confederation in 2007. He was born in Cartagena in 1977.

Cecilia Baena (Chechi) – Roller skater.
Cecilia was crowned as the national Champion in 1999, 2000, 2001 and a 7 time World Champion as an inline speed skater. She was born in Cartagena in 1986.








"MISSES COLOMBIA" SINCE 1932






"Miss Colombia" Beauty Queens

                    





1934
Yolanda Emiliani

FIRST COLOMBIAN BEAUTY QUEEN
Born in Cartagena in 1914 Died in 1991.






–1947

Piedad Gómez

Born in Cartagena in 1925.








–1961–
Sonia Heidman

Born in Cartagena in 1941.








–1983–
Susana Caldas

Born in Cartagena in 1964.








–1984–
Sandra Borda

Born in Cartagena in 1966.







–2000–
Andrea María Noceti

Born in Cartagena in 1978.







–2009–
Natalia Navarro

Represented the Department of Bolivar.
Born in Barranquilla (Atlántico) in 1987

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–2017–
Laura Gonzalez

Represented the city of Cartagena.
She was First runner up in Miss Universe Pageant in 2017.
Born in Cali in 1995.





–2021–
Valentina Espinosa
Born in Cartagena en 1998.







The first Miss Universe Colombia chosen in November 2020 represented the country in Miss Universe pageant edition in 2020




Laura Victoria Olascuaga
Born in Cartagena in 1997.







In the second Miss Universe Colombia pageant 2021, Miss Cartagena represented the country in the Miss Universe 2021 beauty pageant.



Valeria María Ayos
Born in Cartagena (Bolívar) in 1994.






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