Mirla Castellanos
Mirla Josefina Castellanos Peñaloza, known as Mirla Castellanos, was born on
March 31, 1941, in Valencia, Venezuela. Known as "La Primerísima", she started
her career in the 1960s with Cuarteto Los Naipes and later achieved success as a
solo artist. Her first album, Cante Con Mirla, was released in 1961 under Hit
Parade Records, followed by Asi Es Mirla (1962) and Solamente Mirla (1963)
through Velvet Records. In 1984, she received a Gold Record in Puerto Rico and
became the only Venezuelan artist to win a Billboard Award for Best Ballad
Singer, for the album Vuelve Pronto. The f...
