Zone d'identification
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Martha Flores papers
Date(s)
- 1960s-2000s (Production)
Importance matérielle
4 boxes (4 linear feet)
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
The collection is open for research.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de 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.
Langue des documents
- espagnol
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Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Gift of José A. Acosta, 2021.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Zone du contrôle de la description
Règles ou conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Collection-level record created by Amanda Moreno, August 2021.