Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond, "La Lupe" 

Guadalupe Yoli, originally from Santiago, Cuba, moved to New York City in the early '60s. Her great talent became evident with her first recording with another Cuban, Mongo Santamaria. La Lupe is probably best remembered for her recordings with Tito Puente. Together they produced some of the most memorable hits that are considered classics worldwide. La Lupe also recorded with many other legends of Salsa music before passing on in 1992.

La Lupe's dynamic and unique stage performances made her one of the most sought after artists in dance halls throughout the city. Her fame and popularity continued to grow and created a tremendous interest that spread beyond the Latino community. Americans started to discover this new and explosive singing sensation. With her strong voice, her hot love affairs, drug problems, poor business management and a large following of gays, the media referred to her as the Latina "Judy Garland."

She was considered to be one of Latin Music's Top Female Stars of all time. Her song "Puro Teatro" became an international hit after movie director Pedro Almodovar used the song in his film "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."

La Lupe died of natural causes in 1992 at 53, a pauper.