▁bol eros , ▁she ▁has ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁styles ▁from ▁jazz ▁to ▁son ▁cub ano . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bu ena ▁V ista ▁Social ▁Club ▁project , ▁tour ing ▁extens ively ▁and ▁recording ▁several ▁albums ▁with ▁the ▁ensemble . ▁She ▁won ▁a ▁Latin ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Trop ical ▁Album ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁a ▁Latin ▁Gram my ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁she ▁received ▁three ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁nomin ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁C ay o ▁H ues o ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Hav ana , ▁Port u ondo ▁had ▁three ▁sister s . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Es per anza ▁Pel á ez , ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁of ▁Spanish ▁ancest ry , ▁and ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁sc andal ▁by ▁running ▁off ▁with ▁and ▁marry ing ▁a ▁black ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player , ▁Bart olo ▁Port u ondo . ▁Om ara ▁joined ▁the ▁dance ▁group ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Cab aret ▁Trop icana ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁following ▁her ▁elder ▁sister , ▁Hay de e . ▁She ▁also ▁dan ced ▁in ▁the ▁Mul at as ▁de ▁Fu ego ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁Rad i oc ent ro , ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁dance ▁groups . ▁The ▁two ▁sister s ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁sing ▁for ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁and