Tigresa del Oriente
| La Tigresa del Oriente | |
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La Tigresa del Oriente in Maracaibo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Juana Judith Bustos Ahuite |
| Born |
22 November 1945 Constancia Algodonal, Loreto Region, Peru |
| Genres | Peruvian cumbia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, hairdresser and makeup artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels |
Warner Music Mexico (2007) Kántaro Records (2008–present) |
| Website | Web official |
Warner Music Mexico (2007)
Juana Judith Bustos Ahuite (born 22 November 1945 in Constancia, Loreto Region, Perú) is best known as La Tigresa del Oriente (lit. Spanish for The Eastern Tigress, the "east" being the Peruvian Amazon) is a singer, hairdresser and makeup artist. Due to the popularity of her videos on YouTube (the video for her single "Nuevo Amanecer" surpassed the 10-million-hit mark in 2009), she has become an internet meme and reached some international fame.
La Tigresa is known for her leopard garb, makeup and appearance, and for the choreographies staged by her dancing troupe, which includes three women and one man. Her first single "Nuevo amanecer (New Dawn)" became an Internet meme in Latin America.
Her videos for her first recording are unique, if low in budget, and were filmed in the Peruvian jungle with her "exotic" dancers. Other singles from Bustos include: "Mi canoa", "Carnaval en Iquitos", "Trabaja flojo trabaja", "Anaconda", "Tránsfuga de mi amor", "Hombre de Madera", and "Homenaje al Papa Juan Pablo II."
In 2011, she released her second record label plate Fiesta Felina, and later that same year took the English version of «Nuevo amanecer», entitled «New brighter day».
Bustos was born in the village of Constancia in Departamento de Loreto. Having interest in singing, she tried to pursue her dreams, but was greatly unsuccessful due to pressure from her parents, and later from her husband, whom she married in a failed hope for greater freedom. Bustos became a cosmetologist at an early age, and emigrated to Lima, expecting to be involved in show business in some way, becoming a makeup artist for Lima's television stations and starting a career that lasted over twenty years.
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