Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Martha Flores papers
Date(s)
- 1960s-2000s (Creation)
Extent
4 boxes (4 linear feet)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Martha Flores was a Cuban radio host, journalist, singer, and actress. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, in 1928, her family moved to Havana when she was a child. She studied journalism at the Manuel Márquez Sterling School and later graduated as a stenographer and typist from the Professional School of Commerce in Havana. She left Cuba in January 1959 and began to work multiple jobs in Miami, which included producing a radio segment called La Voz de la Mujer on WMIE. According to Flores, hers was the first radio program in Miami to speak out against Castro's revolution.
A leading figure in Miami's Cuban diaspora radio market, she was known to her listeners as the "Queen of the Night." She worked at La Fabulosa WFAB in the late 1960s and then moved to Union Radio WOCN in 1976. In 1982, she developed the program La Noche y Usted at WRHC-Cadena Azul, eventually moving to WQBA in 1992 and WAQI Radio Mambí in 1996. The three hour program covered Cuban issues and local politics.
She was a spokesperson for various causes, including the elderly, cancer awareness, and animal protection programs. She was also involved in the work of Brigada 2506.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection contains photographs, audiovisual materials, and documents related to the professional career of Martha Flores, a Cuban radio host, journalist, and singer active in Miami from the 1960s to 2020.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Martha Flores papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of José A. Acosta, 2021.
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Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sources used
Archivist's note
Collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, August 2021.