Matilde Díaz

Aura Matilde Díaz Martínez (1924–2002), better known by her artist name Matilde Díaz, was a Colombian performer of porros and boleros. She was the wife of Lucho Bermúdez, who was also known for his porros and boleros. She claimed to be the first woman to be sing for a Colombian orchestra. Díaz died on 8 March 2002 from cancer in Bogota. She was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2002, one month after her death.

Birth and Death Data: Born (San Bernardo, Cundinamarca), Died March 8, 2002 (Bogotá (capital city of Colombia) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CO-38[a]	10-in.	before 3/23/1945	Cuándo, mi vida, cuándo?	Matilde Díaz ; Estudiantina Alma Colombiana ; Gabriel Viña	Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist
Victor	CO-131	10-in.	before 8/7/1946	Caprichito	Matilde Díaz ; Orquesta Lucho Bermúdez	Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CO-132	10-in.	before 8/7/1946	Carmen de Bolívar	Matilde Díaz ; Negrito Jack ; Orquesta Lucho Bermúdez	Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist
Victor	CO-134	10-in.	before 8/7/1946	Club Bolívar	Matilde Díaz ; Orquesta Lucho Bermúdez	Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CO-136	10-in.	before 8/7/1946	Girardot	Matilde Díaz ; Orquesta Lucho Bermúdez	Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CO-202	10-in.	before 12/5/1946	La chismosa	José Barros ; Matilde Díaz ; Orquesta Lucho Bermúdez	Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet	vocalist
Victor	CO-214	10-in.	before 12/5/1946	Pasión	Trío "Las Americas"	Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CO-216	10-in.	before 12/5/1946	Dos almas unidas	Matilde Díaz ; Trío "Las Americas"	Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Díaz, Matilde," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312128.

Díaz, Matilde. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312128.

"Díaz, Matilde." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.