Juana Molina
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 Juana Molina in Los Angeles
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| Birth name | Juana Molina |
| Born | 1962 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Folk Ambient |
| Occupations | singer-songwriter and actress |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Domino Records |
| Website | http://www.juanamolina.com/ |
Juana Molina (born in 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a singer-songwriter and an actress.
Following the military coup in Argentina of 1976, Molina's family fled the country and lived in exile in Paris for six years. She grew up in a musical environment and her tango-singing father taught her guitar from the age of five.
Juana Molina started her career in 1988 as a comedic television actress in Argentina on the show La Noticia Rebelde. She later starred in Juana y sus hermanas, a hit sketch show across the Spanish-speaking world, for which she remains better known in Latin America.
In 1996, she pursued singing and has released several albums since. The lyrics on her albums are sung in her native Rioplatense Spanish, except in "The Wrong Song," sung in English, from Segundo, and "Insensible," sung in French, from Tres Cosas, and often accompanied by acoustic guitar among other instruments. Her music features elements of ambient and electronica, and she is often compared by critics to Björk, Beth Orton, and Lisa Germano. She usually writes, mixes tracks and performs on her own. Her second album, Segundo, was named Best World Music Album 2003 in Entertainment Weekly and gained a Shortlist Award 2004 nomination. Tres Cosas was placed in the Top Ten Records of 2004 by the New York Times.
[edit] Discography
- Rara (trans. "Weird (she)") - 1996
- Segundo (trans. "Second") - 2000
- Tres Cosas (trans. "Three Things") - 2002
- Son (trans. both "They are" and "Tune") - 2006
- Un Día (trans. "One day") - 2008
[edit] Appearances in other media
In 2004, Molina voiced The Incredibles' Elastigirl for the Argentine dub of the film.
[edit] External links
- Official Web Site
- Juana Molina on MySpace.com
- Juana Molina at cinenacional.com
- Biography (Spanish)
- Short Q&A interview
- Introduction and remix in WNYC's Radiolab podcast
- Juana Molina at NPR Music
- Venus Zine feature
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