Angela Álvarez makes history at age 95 with Latin Grammy tie win for best new artist - CNN

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Angela Álvarez made Latin Grammy past connected Thursday by winning the grant for champion caller creator astatine property 95.

The vocalist tied successful the class with instrumentalist and songwriter Silvana Estrada, but she had already acceptable a grounds going into the lawsuit with her information arsenic the oldest instrumentalist ever nominated successful the category.

“I privation to dedicate this grant to God and to my beloved country, Cuba, which I volition ne'er beryllium capable to forget,” Álvarez said accepting her grant connected signifier astatine the Latin Grammys successful Las Vegas.

The Cuban-native’s passionateness for euphony began successful her youth. She was discouraged from pursuing a vocation successful euphony by her begetter but recovered joyousness performing for her family. The parent of four, grandma of 9 and the great-grandmother of 15 immigrated to the United States successful the 1960s, according to Billboard.

Over the years, she sang for her household astir her beingness and developed a postulation of songs she composed. At the encouragement and enactment of her grandson, she yet recorded and released postulation of her songs successful 2021.

The Latin Grammy information came arsenic a astonishment to her, Álvarez told CNN en Español past month.

“I felt very, precise arrogant to beryllium capable to archer my story, to interaction radical who person astir apt gone done the aforesaid oregon much than what I person gone through. There are radical who springiness up, but I did not springiness up. I ever fought,” she said.

Álvarez concluded her code connected Thursday with words of inspiration.

“To those who person not fulfilled their dream, though beingness is difficult, determination is ever a mode retired and with religion and emotion you tin execute it, I committedness you,” Álvarez said. “It’s ne'er excessively late.”