Soledad

Soledad is a Spanish word meaning solitude or loneliness. It is also a female given name. It may also refer to:

Places

• Soledad, California
• Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia
• Soledad Atzompa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Soledad Correctional Training Facility
• Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz, Mexico
• Soledad, a barrio in Consolación del Sur, Cuba
• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

People

• Chalon or Soledad, a native people and language of Salinas Valley, California
• Soledad Aquino, actress
• Soledad Alvear, politician
• Soledad Bazaine, first wife of François Achille Bazaine
• Soledad Bravo, Venezuelan singer
• Soledad O'Brien, journalist
• Soledad Miranda, actress
• Soledad Pastorutti, Argentine folklore singer
• Soledad Brothers, inmates, including George Jackson, involved in a notable row

Patron saints

• Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga is the patroness of Cavite City, Philippines.

Music

• "Soledad", a song by Carlos Gardel
• "Soledad", a song by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon from Guilty!
• "Soledad", a song by Mano Negra from Puta's Fever
• "Soledad", a song by MC Lars from Indie Rocket Science
• "Soledad", a song by Westlife from Coast to Coast
• "La Soledad", a song by Pink Martini from Sympathique

Television

• Soledad, a 2001 Peruvian telenovela starring Coraima Torres and Guillermo Pérez

See also

• Soledades, a poem by Luis de Góngora