- As a member of Cuban vocal quartet, Cuarteto las d'Aida, the singer performed with Nat 'King' Cole at The Tropicana Club (1958), a venue that was then Cuba's most famous nightspot (Carmen Miranda, Marlon Brando and Josephine Baker had appeared there). Portuondo went solo in 1967 performing alongside such greats as 'Tony Bennet (I)' and appeared at London's Buena Vista Social Club (July 2008). The singer claims that her appearance in Wim Wenders' Buena Vista Social Club (1999) was the turning point in consolidating her solo singing career.
- Announced on 6 October 2024 just before her 94 birthday she would not sing anymore in public..
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