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Marta Romero

Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (died 2013)

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Born
February 17, 1928
Died
May 31, 2013
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1928

About Marta Romero

Marta Romero was a Puerto Rican actress and singer, and one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television. In 1940, when she was thirteen years old, she won the contest in a local radio station, Los aficionados de WPAB, an amateur show for performers. On radio, she became a regular singer in Revista informal and recorded her first single in 1954 for the Puerto Rican recording company, Marvela.

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Marta Romero timeline

  1. In 1940, when she was thirteen years old, she won the contest in a local radio station, Los aficionados de WPAB, an amateur show for performers.
  2. On radio, she became a regular singer in Revista informal and recorded her first single in 1954 for the Puerto Rican recording company, Marvela.

The world when Marta Romero was born

Marta Romero was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marta Romero's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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