Dina Páucar

Dina Páucar (born 1969 in Tingo María, Huánuco, Peru) is a Peruvian Andean music singer and composer.

Life

Paucar was born in Tingo María, Huánuco en 1969. At the age of 10, she left her hometown to Peru's capital, Lima, where she did many lower-paid jobs: street vendor, food vendor, and housemaid. In many opportunities Paucar has said that she faced discrimination for being Andean Quechua-speaking women.

After years of hard work, she was able to open a space within the Huayno music scene. Her musical albums became best-sellers and Paucar become one of the most successful singers and composers of contemporary Andean music. In 2004 Dina Paucar la lucha por un sueño, a TV sitcom inspired in her life and trajectory, was aired.

Awards and honors

In 2008 Paucar was named a Goodwill ambassador by UNICEF. In 2016 she was recognized as a Lima cultural ambassador by Peru's Ministry of Culture.

Music

• Dina Páucar (1994), La voz del amor: Mi tesoro. Prodisar E.I.R. Ltda., Lima. Casete
• La Diosa Hermosa del Amor. Arpa: Elmer Jesús. Danny Producciones, Lima. Disco compacto.
• Reinas del arpa 2003. Sonia Morales, Dina Páucar, Anita Santibáñez, Abencia Meza. Disco mp3 (161 títulos).

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