Ángela Álvarez (June 13, 1927 – December 6, 2024) was a Cuban-born American singer and the oldest Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist winner ever.
[4] Álvarez appeared in the 2022 remake of Father of the Bride (which stars Andy Garcia) singing the beloved Cuban musical standard "Quiéreme mucho".
[9] Her four children were able to come into the United States in 1962 as part of Monsignor Bryan Walsh’s Operation Pedro Pan.
[9] While living in the United States, Álvarez took up residency in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[9] where her late husband found work as a mechanical engineer in the sugar industry.
[8] Prior to settling in Baton Rouge, Álvarez's husband, who had also been forced to wait behind, reunited with the family in Mexico, and then hopped around Houston, Miami, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and El Salvador before getting his well-paying job in Baton Rouge.