Gaudelia Díaz
Mexican former Paralympic athlete and musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Crystal (singer)" redirects here. For the science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey, see Crystal Singer. For the American singer, see Crystal Johnson (singer).
Gaudelia Díaz Romero (born in 1964) is a Mexican former paralympic athlete who competed mainly in category B1 distance events. She is also a singer, pianist and actress who has performed under the pseudonym Crystal since the 1980s. Among her hits are "Suavemente" and "No Me Pregunten Por Él".[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
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Full name | Gaudelia Díaz Romero | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Acapulco, Guerrero | ||||||||||||||
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Years active | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
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Miguel Ángel Huerta (divorced) | ||||||||||||||
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Genres | Latin pop | ||||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||||||
Labels | Musart-Balboa | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Disability | Blindness | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | B1 | ||||||||||||||
Event | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||
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In the 1990s, Díaz was part of the Mexican team that traveled to Barcelona, Spain for the 1992 Summer Paralympics. There she competed in the 800 meters (ended fourth), 1500m (ended fourth) and 3000m, the last one earned her a bronze medal.