17 Facts About Tania Libertad

Tania Libertad de Souza Zuniga was born on October 24,1952 and known professionally as Tania Libertad, is a Peruvian-Mexican singer in the World Music genre.

Tania Libertad has performed concerts in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, England, Morocco, Angola, Senegal, the United States, Peru, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

Tania Libertad was born in Zana, a small town in the Lambayeque Region on the coast of northern Peru and was raised in the regional capital of Chiclayo.

Tania Libertad's mother was a nurse of indigenous descent, and her father was a policeman of Portuguese descent with very traditional views on gender roles.

Tania Libertad found growing up in such a male-dominated environment difficult.

Tania Libertad first sang on stage at the age of five in Chiclayo.

Tania Libertad further developed her repertoire with traditional and rock music on the radio, and recalls singing in competitions at age seven, knowing 300 boleros by eight, and making records by nine.

Tania Libertad sang in nightclubs there, and her father worked as her manager.

Tania Libertad never used this education later in life, but she credits her university experience with exposing her to other people who were interested in art and left-wing politics, especially anti-war movements.

In 1976, Tania Libertad began to travel abroad, and was inspired by the musical traditions and political consciousness she encountered in the places she visited, such as Cuba.

Tania Libertad arrived there penniless and bonded with Latin American artists who fled their home countries for political reasons.

Tania Libertad has lived in Mexico since, and has sung in over 20 countries on every inhabited continent.

Tania Libertad was singing the Rafael Alberti composition "La Paloma" a capella, and each note touched a string in my soul until I was completely dazzled.

Tania Libertad is married to a businessman and has a son; they live in Mexico City.

Tania Libertad considers herself a citizen of the world, and ascribes to the ideas of Simon Bolivar, especially that Latin America should be a unified body without borders.

Tania Libertad identifies as anti-war, but does not like to be labeled a protest singer.

Tania Libertad has recorded 44 albums with more than 12 million copies sold.