Facts: - instrument: vocals , piano - death place: havana , cuba - years active: 1920 -- 1958 - caption: rita montaner - birth name: rita aurelia fulcida montaner y facenda - death date: 17 april 1958 - genre: zarzuela , salon - alias: rita de cuba - birth date: 21 october 1900 - name: rita montaner - image size: 200px - background: solo_singer - image: ritae.jpg - birth place: guanabacoa , cuba - occupation: singer , pianist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rita montaner .
rita aurelia fulcida montaner y facenda -lrb- 21 october 1900 -- 17 april 1958 -rrb- , known as rita montaner , was a cuban singer , pianist , actress and star of stage , film , radio and television .in cuban parlance , she was a '' vedette '' -lrb- a star -rrb- , and she was well known in mexico city , paris , miami and new york , where she performed , filmed and recorded on various occasions .she was probably the best-loved female star in cuba of the period 1920 -- 1960 ; they called her '' rita de cuba '' .though classically trained , her mark was made as a singer of '' afro-cubanist salon songs '' .she was one of three great musicians born in the small town of guanabacoa in the province of havana ; the others were bola de nieve and ernesto lecuona .the lives of the three friends were connected professionally ; they worked together many times .