Soledad

Soledad, Spanish for "solitude", often refers to María de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude), a title of Mary the mother of Jesus in Roman Catholic tradition and a form of devotion.

Soledad may refer to:

People

• Chalon people or Soledad, a Native American people and language of Salinas Valley, California
• Shalani Soledad (born 1980), Filipina politician and TV personality
• Soledad Alvear (born 1950), Chilean politician
• Soledad Bravo (born 1943), Venezuelan singer
• Soledad Brothers, three African-American inmates, including George Jackson, involved in a notable row
• Soledad Chacón (1890–1936), American politician
• Soledad Florendo (born 1903, date of death unknown), Filipino physician
• Soledad Gallego-Díaz (born 1951), Spanish journalist
• Soledad Miranda (1943–1970), Spanish actress
• Soledad O'Brien (born 1966), American broadcast journalist and executive producer
• Soledad Pastorutti (born 1980), Argentine folklore singer
• Soledad Rosas (1974–1998), Argentine anarchist

Places

• Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia, a municipality
• La Soledad, Tamaulipas, a city in the 836 area code of Mexico
• Soledad, a barrio in Consolación del Sur, Cuba
• La Soledad, Panama, a corregimiento
• Soledad, San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines, a barangay (village)
• Soledad, California, United States, a city
• Mount Soledad, a small mountaintop located in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California

Music

• "Soledad", a musical piece by Astor Piazzolla
• "Soledad", a song by Carlos Gardel
• "Soledad", a song by Don Omar from the 2015 album The Last Don 2
• "Soledad", a song by Emilio José, a 1973 number-one single in Spain
• "Soledad", a song by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon from Guilty!
• "Soledad", a song by La Oreja de Van Gogh from El viaje de Copperpot
• "Soledad", a song by Maná from Falta Amor
• "Soledad", a song by Mano Negra from Puta's Fever
• "Soledad", a song by Westlife from Coast to Coast
• "La Soledad", a song by Pink Martini from Sympathique
• "La Soledad", a Spanish-language version of the song "La solitudine" by Laura Pausini

Film and television

• Soledad (TV series), a 1980 Mexican telenovela
• Soledad (2001 TV series), a Peruvian telenovela starring Coraima Torres and Guillermo Pérez
• Solitary Fragments (Spanish title La soledad), a 2007 Spanish film by Jaime Rosales
• La Soledad (film), a 2016 Venezuelan film by Jorge Thielen Armand

Other uses

• Fort Soledad, Guam
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, California, a Spanish mission colloquially known as Soledad Mission
• Soledad State Prison, Soledad, California
• Soledad (novel), a 2001 novel by Angie Cruz

See also

• Soledad Atzompa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz, Mexico
• Soledades, a poem by Luis de Góngora