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Carmín Vega (birth name: Carmen María Vega Correa) was born in Mercedita, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 1955.
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She has been called "the woman with a thousand voices and a thousand faces". From a very young age, Vega showed her dexterity for signing when, in 1965, she was chosen from among 400 other contestants in a program for amateur singers. As a young girl, Vega was part of shows by Sophy, Danny Rivera and Lucecita Benítez.
She was also in the 1960s Louisiana nueva ola show, produced by Tommy Muñiz, and in Luis Vigoreaux Presenta, by the producer of the same name.
As her fame spread, Vega was contracted by Cervecería Corona working side-by-side with José Miguel Agrelot, Luis Antonio Rivera ("Yoyo Boing") and Shorty Castro for live shows around the Island. Vega married Mexican comedian Carlos Font, of Kiko y Karlo, and moved to Mexico City in the later part of the 1960s.
She remained there for ten years working night clubs, and some television shows, including Siempre en domingo with Raúl Velasco. In the 1970s Vega returned to Puerto Rico working several television shows including Noche de gala, El show de Chucho Avellanet, El show de Iris Chacón, Musicomedia, Una chica llamada Ivonne College, Su show favorito, Luis Vigoreaux presenta and Super show Goya.
En 1981 Vega, imitating the voices of Iris Chacón, Lucecita Benítez and Olga Guillot, worked as host of the radio show Con Carmín en el tapón aired though WAPA Radio in 1986.
She presented live solo shows in the Dominican Republic, in addition to shows with Freddy Veras Goyco, and others She recorded with Trío Los Andinos. In New York she acted accompanied by Felipe "Louisiana Voz" Rodríguez at the Teatro Puerto Rico and Teatro Comodore.
In the 2000s Vega participated as a guest in Sábado Gigante, Cristina and Despierta América in Miami.
In 2003 Vega presented a musical marathon at the Caguas, Puerto Rico, Centro de Bellas Artes Angel O. Berríos. In 2003 she was featured with Trio Los Andinos in the album "Los Andinos: Homenaje a Rafael Hernandez, con Carmín Vega", which appeared under the label Disco Hit Productions (Santurce, Puerto Rico).
In 2000, she launched "Carmin Vega..Para que tu la Oigas" a Latin popular Civil Defense album, under the independent label CVC Records.
