Soledad

Soledad, Spanish for "solitude", often refers to María de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude), a variant name of Mary the mother of Jesus, in Roman Catholic tradition

Soledad may also refer to:

People

• Chalon or Soledad, a Native American people and language of Salinas Valley, California
• Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, patroness of Cavite City, Philippines.
• 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 Florendo (born 1903), Filipino physician
• Soledad Gallego-Díaz (born 1950/1951), Spanish journalist
• Soledad Mexia (1899–2013), Mexican-born American supercentenarian
• Soledad Miranda (1943–1970), Spanish actress
• Soledad O'Brien (born 1966), American broadcast journalist and executive producer
• Soledad Pastorutti (born 1980), Argentine folklore singer

Places

Various places named after María de la Soledad

• Soledad, California
• Soledad State Prison, officially called Correctional Training Facility, at Soledad, California.
• Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia
• Soledad Atzompa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz, Mexico
• La Soledad, Tamaulipas, Mexico
• Soledad, a barrio in Consolación del Sur, Cuba
• La Soledad, Panama
• Soledad, a barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Buildings and Institutions

• Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, California
• Fort Soledad, Guam

Music

• Soledad Brothers (band), a garage rock trio from Ohio
• "La Soledad", a song by Pink Martini from Sympathique
• "La Soledad", a Spanish-language version of the song "La solitudine" by Laura Pausini
• "Soledad", a musical piece by Ástor Piazzolla
• "Soledad", a song by Alexander Brandon
• "Soledad", a song by Carlos Gardel
• "Soledad", a song by Causa Sui
• "Soledad", a song by Colors
• "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 Qarpa
• "Soledad", a song by Rodriguez Jr, Album : Rubbo Swingo
• "Soledad", a song by Westlife from Coast to Coast
• "Soledad", a song by Emilio José
• "Soledad", a song by Don Omar

Film and television

• Soledad (2001 TV series), a 2001 Peruvian telenovela starring Coraima Torres and Guillermo Pérez
• Solitary Fragments, a 2007 Spanish film written and directed by Jaime Rosales

See also

• Soledades, a poem by Luis de Góngora