Carmen Nydia Velázquez
Born (1947-10-02) 2 October 1947
Ponce, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Known forActress, comedian, singer

Carmen Nydia Velázquez (born 2 October 1947) is a Puerto Rican comedian,[1] actress[2] and singer. She is best known for her fictional role in the comedic duo Susa y Epifanio which has been featured in popular radio and television programs in Puerto Rico for 30 years.

Early years

Carmen Nydia Velázquez was born in barrio Playa[2] of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 2 October 1947.

Artistic career

Velázquez started her career in the 1970s as the leading singer of the Puerto Rican musical group Moliendo Vidrio, alongside Sunshine Logroño.[3]

Presently, Velázquez alongside Victor Alicea, as Susa y Epifanio, are featured on the radio program Prende El Fogón which is broadcast weekdays at noon on WSKN-AM in San Juan, and on "El Fogón TV", telecast on Tuesdays through WORO-TV, channel 13, in Carolina.

Velázquez also performs as a singer in frequent Bohemia Spectacles, throughout Puerto Rico.

Velázquez performed for a three-month (June to September) season at the Marriott Hotel, in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2007, and the show was broadcast through WORO-TV, channel 13. Velazquez would perform in an event titled "Noches de Bohemia" at the Marriott Hotel in San Juan. Here she was scheduled to sing along with pianist Tito Vicente.[4] On 21 September 2013, she made an unexpected appearance at the Día Mundial de Ponce.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Desfilan en masa para honrar a Ponce. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 24. Retrieved 25 September 2013. Weblink updated 25 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Feliz Carmen Nydia Velázquez con el reconocimiento en su Playa de Ponce. Voces del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 January 2020. Accessed 16 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Carmen Nydia Velázquez (bio)" (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Foundation for Popular Culture.
  4. ↑ "Carmen Nydia Velázquez deleitará con su voz "Noches de bohemia"". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 29 July 2008.
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