Ethel Afamado's musical background includes studies of violin, bassoon, singing, guitar, and composition.
[2] She has created music for over 100 poems by Uruguayan and Hispanoamerican authors, performing numerous recitals in song with guitar accompaniment.
[3] Afamado has also composed songs for plays, including those by Cervantes, Florencio Sánchez, and Federico García Lorca.
She has presented, among others, the recitals Mujeres, sus voces, en mi voz, Caminos de la palabra, and Canciones para sentir.
She performed the show titled Canto y poesía alongside actress Maruja Santullo [es], and Mujeres sus voces nuestra voz with poet Lourdes Peruchena.