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Saavedra married Washington Murillo,<ref name=pasillo/><ref name="elu"/> and in 1951, her daughter [[Hilda Murillo]] was born.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/vida-estilo/2013/12/02/nota/1862876/hilda-murillo-cumple-55-anos-musica/ |title=Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música |trans-title=Hilda Murillo Reaches 55 Years in Music |newspaper=[[El Universo]] |language=Spanish |date=2013-12-02 |access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref> When Hilda was seven she was singing with the [[Orquesta América]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-02 |title=Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/vida-estilo/2013/12/02/nota/1862876/hilda-murillo-cumple-55-anos-musica |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=El Universo |language=es}}</ref> and when she was nine she and her were singing duets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dávila |first=Estéfano |date=2018-12-02 |title=Los 60 años de carrera musical de Hilda Murillo |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/cartas/60-anos-carrera-musical-hilda.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=El Comercio |language=es-EC}}</ref>
Saavedra married Washington Murillo,<ref name=pasillo/><ref name="elu"/> and in 1951, her daughter [[Hilda Murillo]] was born.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/vida-estilo/2013/12/02/nota/1862876/hilda-murillo-cumple-55-anos-musica/ |title=Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música |trans-title=Hilda Murillo Reaches 55 Years in Music |newspaper=[[El Universo]] |language=Spanish |date=2013-12-02 |access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref> When Hilda was seven she was singing with the [[Orquesta América]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-02 |title=Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/vida-estilo/2013/12/02/nota/1862876/hilda-murillo-cumple-55-anos-musica |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=El Universo |language=es}}</ref> and when she was nine she and her were singing duets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dávila |first=Estéfano |date=2018-12-02 |title=Los 60 años de carrera musical de Hilda Murillo |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/cartas/60-anos-carrera-musical-hilda.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=El Comercio |language=es-EC}}</ref>


Saavedra was hospitalized in Guayaquil after suffering a fall in June 2024.<ref name="elu"/> She died on 18 July 2024 from kidney and liver failure at the age of 90.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/pais/fresia-saavedra-icono-del-pasillo-fallecio/|title=Fresia Saavedra, ícono del Pasillo, falleció este 18 de julio|publisher=La Hora|accessdate=18 July 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name=death1>{{cite web|url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/fresia-saavedra-senora-pasillo-fallecio-18-julio-guayaquil-207182.html|title=Fresia Saavedra, 'La Señora del Pasillo', falleció este 18 de julio en Guayaquil|publisher=Expreso|accessdate=18 July 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref> She also had diabetes at the time of her death.<ref name=death1/>
In June 2024, Saavedra was hospitalized in Guayaquil after suffering a fall.<ref name="elu"/> She was later diagnosed with pneumonia.<ref name=ex>{{cite web|url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/hilda-murillo-fresia-saavedra-dormida-le-hablo-206761.html|title=Hilda Murillo sobre Fresia Saavedra: "aunque está dormida, yo le hablo"|publisher=Expreso|accessdate=18 July 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref> She died on 18 July 2024 from kidney and liver failure at the age of 90.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/pais/fresia-saavedra-icono-del-pasillo-fallecio/|title=Fresia Saavedra, ícono del Pasillo, falleció este 18 de julio|publisher=La Hora|accessdate=18 July 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name=death1>{{cite web|url=https://www.expreso.ec/ocio/fresia-saavedra-senora-pasillo-fallecio-18-julio-guayaquil-207182.html|title=Fresia Saavedra, 'La Señora del Pasillo', falleció este 18 de julio en Guayaquil|publisher=Expreso|accessdate=18 July 2024|language=Spanish}}</ref> She also had diabetes and cirrhosis at the time of her death.<ref name=death1/><ref name=ex/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:20, 18 July 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Fresia Saavedra
Background information
Birth nameFresia Raquel Saavedra Gómez
Born(1933-09-08)8 September 1933
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died18 July 2024(2024-07-18) (aged 90)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
GenresPasillo
Occupation(s)Teacher, singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1945–2024
SpouseWashington Murillo

Fresia Raquel Saavedra Gómez known as Fresia Saavedra (8 September 1933 – 18 July 2024) was an Ecuadorian teacher and singer-songwriter. UNESCO's representative list of pasillo singing includes a video of a lesson by Saavedra. Pasillo was included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.[1] She was well known for her song "El ladrón" and for being politically and culturally active in Guayaquil through her music.[2]

Career

In 1945, by the time Saavedra was twelve she was being paid monthly by Radio Cóndor to sing.[3][2]

Saavedra and Blanca Palomeque recorded under the name Las Porteñitas. It was her first recording, and it sold well.[3] Saavedra composes tunes using a recorder. There are over three dozen, with "El ladrón" ("The Thief") being one of the best-known.[3]

The well-known singer Julio Jaramillo recorded his first songs as duets with her.[2] She was also known for writing marches for political figures to use during elections.[3] She wrote one for several including Abdalá Bucaram, Sixto Durán Ballén and José María Velasco Ibarra.[3][2]

In 2013, when she was eighty, a musical celebration was held in her honour.[4] It was held at the Teatro Centro de Arte (Art Center Theater), and when she got up to sing, the audience also stood to honor her.[4] She said she had lost count of how many songs she had recorded. She had retired from teaching in school, but she was still helping wannabe singers at the Escuela del Pasillo, which is part of the Julio Jaramillo Music Museum.[4]

In August 2015 her career was recognised when she was given a medal by Ecuador's Ministry of Culture together with Guillermo Rodríguez. Eduardo Miño, Danilo Miño, Consuelo Vargas, Sofocles Coello, Eduardo Morales, Victor Galarza and Naldo Campos.[5]

In 2018 she and her daughter sang at the Museum de Pasillo in Quito where people had gathered to recognise the 87 year old singer Héctor Jaramillo [es].[6]

UNESCO's representative list of pasillo singing includes a video of a lesson by Saacedra. Pasillo was included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.[1]

Saavedra gave her final performance in February 2024 at the Galapagos Islands.[2]

Personal life

Saavedra was born in the city of Guayaquil on 8 September 1933.[4] Her parents were Susana Gómez and Julio Saavedra.[4] Her father was a violinist, and he took her age five to sing at a radio station.[4]

Saavedra married Washington Murillo,[3][2] and in 1951, her daughter Hilda Murillo was born.[7] When Hilda was seven she was singing with the Orquesta América[8] and when she was nine she and her were singing duets.[9]

In June 2024, Saavedra was hospitalized in Guayaquil after suffering a fall.[2] She was later diagnosed with pneumonia.[10] She died on 18 July 2024 from kidney and liver failure at the age of 90.[11][12] She also had diabetes and cirrhosis at the time of her death.[12][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "UNESCO - Pasillo, song and poetry". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Falleció la cantante ecuatoriana Fresia Saavedra a los 90 años" (in Spanish). El Universo. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Fresia Saavedra: Su vida como un pasillo | La Revista | EL UNIVERSO". www.larevista.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Fresia Saavedra, 80 años de la voz de Guayaquil". El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "Músicos reciben reconocimiento a trayectoria artística en el Ecuador por parte del Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio – Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio". www.culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ^ "Presidencia de la República del Ecuador » Reconocidos artistas nacionales fueron homenajeados en el Museo del Pasillo". www.presidencia.gob.ec. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  7. ^ "Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música" [Hilda Murillo Reaches 55 Years in Music]. El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. ^ "Hilda Murillo cumple 55 años en la música". El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  9. ^ Dávila, Estéfano (2018-12-02). "Los 60 años de carrera musical de Hilda Murillo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  10. ^ a b "Hilda Murillo sobre Fresia Saavedra: "aunque está dormida, yo le hablo"" (in Spanish). Expreso. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Fresia Saavedra, ícono del Pasillo, falleció este 18 de julio" (in Spanish). La Hora. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Fresia Saavedra, 'La Señora del Pasillo', falleció este 18 de julio en Guayaquil" (in Spanish). Expreso. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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