Petita Palma Piñeiros (born 4 March 1927) is an Ecuadorian singer who is regarded as a national treasure.

Marimba music and traditions from the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas are recognised by the UN as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

[3] In July 2007, she and Guillermo Ayoví Erazo (known as Papá Roncón) were invited to Ecuador's National Assembly where a plenary session was conducted in honour of the two of them.

[4] In 2015 Marimba music and traditions from the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas were recognised by the UN as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

[7] She has been quoted as saying "“When you hear the voice of the marimba, the bass drum, cununo and guasá, of the singers, this is and continues to be for me like something heavenly".