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Temperament was one of the first cards with which female bolero singers marked their territory and style when they began to define the genre. The Mexican Elvira Ríos and the Cuban Olga Guillot were among the first to share their impressive talents in front of a microphone - and became mirrors of other singers who shared their concerns and experiences, or who simply felt empathy with their styles. What began in the late 1930s maintained it's essence, but assimilated formal changes in the second half of the 1950s when some singers with a singular style emerged and became popular, to varying degrees. In Cuba, one of the most interesting was Ladys Soto. Soto came into prominence in Havana in the late 1950s and helped to usher in the "Feeling" movement which elevated the bolero to new heights of sophistication. All of Ladys Soto's LPs were recorded after leaving Cuba: in the 1960s, the American label Bonita produced and published "La Voz de Ladys Soto" with a selection of boleros that show the singer at her best. This rare historic recording is presented here newly remastered for this exclusive release.