Yolanda Pinares is a Peruvian singer and songwriter from Cusco who became one of
the defining voices of contemporary Andean huayno and Andean pop, building her
career from the 1990s onward through a series of independent releases that drew
on the musical traditions of southern Peru. After early recognition at the
Ibero-American Song Festival in Ecuador, where she performed her composition
"Maíz," she issued her debut album Fuego Eterno in 1997, followed by Noche
Serena in 1999, establishing a repertoire rooted in Andean folk and romantic
canción. Her 2001 album URPI marked a key ...