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http://www.lourdesperez.com san sebastián , puerto rico chee wee records , vivavoce records lourdes pérez solo_singer 12 february 1961 vocals , guitar lourdes perez.jpg lourdes pérez
 bernardita de lourdes pérez cruz singer , songwriter , composer , poet
lourdes pérez

lourdes pérez -lrb- born bernardita de lourdes pérez cruz on february 12 , 1961 -rrb- is a prolific puerto rican contemporary recording artist , songwriter , composer , arranger , poet , contralto vocalist and guitarist .
she is also one of few female `` décimistas '' -lrb- writer of décima , a specialized form of spanish poetry -rrb- .
pérez 's music -- often conjuring comparisons to the soulful world music genres of `` cante jonde , morna and fado '' -- draws from her `` jíbara '' -lrb- puerto rican mountain -rrb- roots and a socially conscious genre of spanish/pan-latin american music called `` nueva trova '' or `` nueva cancion . ''
