Paulina Álvarez
Raimunda Paula Peña Álvarez (June 29, 1912 – July 22, 1965), better known as
Paulina Álvarez, was a renowned Cuban singer of
danzonetes (sung danzones). She became the leading exponent of the genre during the 1930s, being nicknamed
La Emperatriz del Danzonete (The Empress of the Danzonete). Her greatest hit was the song "Rompiendo la rutina", the first danzonete, composed by
Aniceto Díaz in 1929. In 1960 she recorded her only LP record.
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