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Cemento y Silencio

Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas
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Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas
Latin Salsa3:02April 20, 2026
0:00 3:02

Influenced by Celia Cruz, La India, Héctor Lavoe, Yolanda Rivera, Brenda K. Starr. Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and learned to sing over the sound of her father's timbales. Raised in the sonic crucible of the South Bronx, she earned her nickname in the city's toughest dance halls, her powerful voice telling the stories of her block. Her songs are a tribute to the resilience of a woman who carries an island in her throat and a city in her heart. She still lives in the neighborhood that made her.

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Cemento y silencio,
donde antes bailaba tu voz.
Ganaste la guerra, mi reina,
¿pero a qué costo se fue el dios?

[Verse 1]
La mancha de humedad en mi techo parece un mapa de ayer.
Ya no tiembla el bombillo con la clave de Héctor Lavoe.
Son las diez de un viernes, y el único ruido
es el quejido del tren que pasa por Mott Haven.

[Chorus]
Cemento y silencio,
donde antes bailaba tu voz.
Ganaste la guerra, mi reina,
¿pero a qué costo se fue el dios?

[Verse 2]
Recuerdo el cristal en el piso, tu grito por la escalera.
"¡No me toques!", dijiste, "¡Vete ahora mismo pa'fuera!".
Y el portazo final retumbó en las tuberías,
dejando un polvo de tregua y cenizas frías.

[Bridge]
Este edificio guarda secretos en cada grieta.
Se oye un coquí a lo lejos, una promesa incompleta.
(Coro de vecinos, susurrando)
Ay, qué pena, nena, qué pena...

[Chorus]
Cemento y silencio,
donde antes bailaba tu voz.
Ganaste la guerra, mi reina,
¿pero a qué costo se fue el dios?

[Outro]
Solo cemento...
silencio.

About Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas

Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and learned to sing over the sound of her father's timbales. Raised in the sonic crucible of the South Bronx, she earned her nickname in the city's toughest dance halls, her powerful voice telling the stories of her block. Her songs are a tribute to the resilience of a woman who carries an island in her throat and a city in her heart.…

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Who is Soledad 'La Leona' Vargas?

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