▁with ▁Maria ▁Beth ania . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Port u ondo ▁enjoyed ▁success ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad , ▁with ▁t ours , ▁albums ▁( including ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁most ▁la ud ed ▁record ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁with ▁Ad al berto ▁Ál vare z ), ▁film ▁roles , ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁International ▁Red ▁Cross ▁appointed ▁her ▁International ▁Amb assador , ▁the ▁first ▁Cub an ▁music ian ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁title , ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁performed ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁to ▁sold ▁out ▁aud ien ces ▁in ▁L iz t ▁Alfonso ' s ▁dance ▁musical ▁" V ida ", ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁modern ▁Cuba ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁woman . ▁In ▁this ▁same ▁year , ▁her ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD . ▁She ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁du et ▁album ▁with ▁Brazil ian ▁singer ▁Maria ▁Beth â nia ▁named ▁Maria ▁Beth â nia ▁e ▁Om ara ▁Port u ondo . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁she ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁Gra cias ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁her ▁singing ▁career . ▁Today , ▁Om ara ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁high - r ise ▁a partment ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁Male c ón , ▁Hav ana , ▁over looking