Dina Páucar
Dina Páucar is a Peruvian Andean music singer and composer.
Life
Paucar was born in Tingo María, Huánuco en 1969. At the age of 10, she left her hometown to Peru's capital, Lima, where she did many lower-paid jobs: street vendor, food vendor, and housemaid. In many opportunities Paucar has said that she faced discrimination for being Andean Quechua-speaking women.After years of hard work, she was able to open a space within the Huayno music scene. Her musical albums became best-sellers and Paucar become one of the most successful singers and composers of contemporary Andean music. In 2004 Dina Paucar la lucha por un sueño, a TV sitcom inspired in her life and trajectory, was aired.