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| {{ :omara_malecon-200.jpg|}}In November of 2009 Omara Portuondo won the the Best Contemporary Tropical Album or “Mejor Álbum Tropical Contemporáneo” at the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards for Gracias (World Village, released December 9, 2008). Gracias was also awarded the Cubadisco 2009 Grand Prix in May of that year. Gracias was produced by Alê Siqueira, with musical direction from Swami Jr., and it features such guest artists as [[Jorge Drexler]], [[Richard Bona]], [[Cachaíto López]], [[Chico Buarque]] and [[Chucho Valdés]]. | {{ :omara_malecon-200.jpg|}}In November of 2009 Omara Portuondo won the the Best Contemporary Tropical Album or “Mejor Álbum Tropical Contemporáneo” at the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards for Gracias (World Village, released December 9, 2008). Gracias was also awarded the Cubadisco 2009 Grand Prix in May of that year. Gracias was produced by Alê Siqueira, with musical direction from Swami Jr., and it features such guest artists as [[Jorge Drexler]], [[Richard Bona]], [[Cachaíto López]], [[Chico Buarque]] and [[Chucho Valdés]]. | ||
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| + | In 2010 Omara participated in the Spanish version of Disney's animated film, 'The Princess and the frog' (Tiana y el sapo). Omara play's Mama Odie, a good blind witch who lives in the Louisiana swamps. Omara performs the song 'Dig a Little Deeper' together with singer Chila Lynn, who gives her voice to Tiana. | ||
| Today Omara lives in a high-rise apartment just off the Malecón in Havana with magnificent views over the sea. She remains a flamboyant fixture on the music scene, singing regularly at the Tropicana, the Delirio Habanen and the Cafe Cantante - one of the world's great divas who is only now emerging from [[Cuba]]'s long isolation to achieve the international acclaim she so richly deserves. | Today Omara lives in a high-rise apartment just off the Malecón in Havana with magnificent views over the sea. She remains a flamboyant fixture on the music scene, singing regularly at the Tropicana, the Delirio Habanen and the Cafe Cantante - one of the world's great divas who is only now emerging from [[Cuba]]'s long isolation to achieve the international acclaim she so richly deserves. | ||
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