▁vast ▁number ▁of ▁C ri ol lo ▁w alt zes ▁with ▁Af ro - Per uv ian ▁rh yth ms . ▁Her ▁best ▁known ▁song ▁is ▁" La ▁flor ▁de ▁la ▁can ela " ▁( The ▁C inn am on ▁F lower ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁María ▁Isabel ▁Gr anda ▁Lar co ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ap ur ím ac . ▁She ▁began ▁singing ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁cho ir ▁at ▁the ▁exclusive ▁girls ' ▁school ▁Co leg io ▁Soph ian um , ▁in ▁San ▁Is id ro , ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Lima , ▁Peru . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁age ▁she ▁sang ▁as ▁a ▁sop rano ▁( an ▁operation ▁later ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁deep ▁voice ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁remembered ). ▁However , ▁she ▁wasn ' t ▁well ▁known ▁until ▁after ▁her ▁divor ce , ▁a ▁sc andal ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Lima ' s ▁conserv ative ▁Catholic ▁society . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁her ▁work ▁was ▁express ive ▁and ▁pictures que ▁– ▁ev oking ▁the ▁rom antic ▁and ▁beautiful ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Bar ran co ▁in ▁Lima , ▁with ▁its ▁grand ▁French ▁houses ▁with ▁impress ive ▁ent ran ces ▁and ▁winter ▁gard ens . ▁Some ▁of ▁her ▁most ▁famous ▁songs ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁are ▁" L ima ▁de ▁Ver as ", ▁" La ▁flor ▁de ▁la ▁Can ela ", ▁" F ina ▁Est ampa ", ▁"