[1][2] She lived in the United States for several years and died in Florida.
[3] Saiz-Salazar was born in Panama to Inez Salazar and Julio Saiz.
[3] She studied with Roque Cordero and graduated from the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica (National Institute of Music) with honors in 1957, then taught counterpoint, orchestration, solfeggio, and theory there.
[4][5] Saiz-Salazar’s compositions incorporated Panamanian folk melodies and rhythms as well as twelve-tone techniques.
In May 1965, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Dufallo premiered her orchestral work Se Jatpar at the third Inter-American Music Festival in Washington, D.C..[2][4] Saiz-Salazar’s compositions were initially published by the Pan American Union.