Biography
Leonor González Mina, better known as “La Negra Grande de Colombia”, is a Colombian singer, actress, dancer, politician, and composer, born in the Corregimiento de Robles, Jamundí, Valle del Cauca, on June 16, 1934.
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Her career began at the age of 18, when she joined the ballet of Delia Zapata Olivella and Manuel Zapata Olivella. During a presentation in Paris, she was encouraged to sing to the audience, and from that moment she began a fruitful musical career. She has recorded more than 30 albums, even participating in the OTI Festival in 1975 with the song “Campesino de ciudad.”
Among her most memorable songs are “Mi Buenaventura”, “Yo me llamo Cumbia”, “La Mina”, “El alegre pescador”, “Chocoanita”, “Mi cafetal”, among many others.
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She was married for 19 years to musician and composer Esteban Cabezas Rher, with whom she had two children: Juan Camilo and Candelario. In 2019, the production “Leonor” was released, based on her life, in which she also acted, playing the role of her grandmother.
DISCOGRAPHY
ÁLBUMES
- Cantos De Mi Tierra Y De Mi Raza (1964)
- La Negra Grande de Colombia. Vol. II (Mensajes De Mi Tierra Y De Mi Raza) (1965)
- La Negra Grande De Colombia Vol. III (1967)
- Recital De Leonor González Mina (1974)
- El Arte Incomparable De La Negra Grande De Colombia (1976)
- La Negra Sandunguera (LP) (1980)
- Lo Mejor de Mi Vida (CD, Álbum) (2014)
- Mensajes De Mi Tierra Y De Mi Raza
- Jorge Artel, Leonor González Mina – Tambores En La Noche (LP, Álbum)
- Leonor González Mina Vol. VI (LP)
- José Barros interpretado por Leonor González Mina (LP, Álbum)
- Melodías Eternas Vol. I (LP)
SINGLES & EPs
- La Negra Grande De Colombia (1974)
- Campesino de Ciudad / Puerto Colombia (Single) (1975)
- Latigazos / La Cumbia Cianaguera (1978)
- María Beatriz / La Cumbia Montuna (Single) (1979)
- Cumbia de los Grilletes / Cumbia de los Remos (Single) 1979
- El Pescador / El Rey Del Río (Single)
- Fundamento Coplero / Memoria De Una Vieja Canción (Single)
- Leonor González Mina Y Conjunto De Hernando Artuz – Yo Me Llamo Cumbia / Tres Coplas Para Un Tambor (Single)
- Leonor González EP (EP)
- La Negra Grande De Colombia (EP)
- Los Hijos De Los Esclavos (Sol Y Sudor) / La Perla (Single)
- Bambucos Con Mensaje Y Con Protesta
- Leonor González Mina Y Banda Columna De Fuego – Rio De La Magdalena / Matabara El Hombre Bueno (Single)
- Pájaro Que Deja El Nido / Canoa Ranchada (Single)
COMPILACIONES
- ¡La Internacional! (LP, Comp) (1968)
- Creaciones De Leonor González Mina (LP, Comp) (1973)
- La Negra Grande De Colombia (LP, Comp) (1974)
- Aquellos Éxitos Bailables Al Estilo De (LP, Comp) (1975)

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