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Resolution R-21-0484
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 11007 Final Action Date: 11/18/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO -DESIGNATING
SOUTHWEST 36TH COURT FROM SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET TO
SOUTHWEST 11TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "CONCHA VALDES
MIRANDA WAY" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN
DESIGNATED OFFICIALS.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, Concha Valdes Miranda ("Valdes Miranda") was born on July 16,1928 in
Havana, Cuba and became a songwriter and performer of Cuban music; and
WHEREAS, Valdes Miranda is considered to be one of the most important composers of
contemporary Bolero; and
WHEREAS, Valdes Miranda's most renowned global success was "El Que Mas Te Ha
Querido" ("The One Who Loved You the Most"), which was performed by legendary Spanish
singer Dyango, was nominated for a Grammy, and reached #1 on the Billboard Latin Radio
charts; and
WHEREAS, Valdes Miranda is also the author of numerous songs performed by Olga
Guillot, Tona la Negra, Celia Cruz, Lucia Mendez, Blanca Rosa Gil, Imelda Miller, Sandro, Tito
Rodriguez, Felipe Pirela, Los Panchos, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Santos Colon, Alberto Vazquez,
Maria Marta Serra Lima, Sophy, Dyango, Floria Marquez, Elena Burke, Ismael Miranda, Tito
Nieves, Tito Puente, John Secada, Sergio Vargas, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Johnny Ventura,
Cheo Feliciano, Moncho y Dyango, and others; and
WHEREAS, many of Valdes Miranda's compositions have been used in Spanish and
Mexican movies; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1960s, along with a close-knit group of the most talented
songwriters and poets arriving in the City of Miami ("City") from Cuba (fleeing the Cuban
Revolution) including Jose Carbo Menendez and Elena Casals, Valdes Miranda founded the
organization "La Sociedad de Compositores y Autores Cubanos en el Exilio" ("The Society of
Exiled Cuban Songwriters and Authors"); and
WHEREAS, Valdes Miranda was the first woman inducted into the Latin Songwriters
Hall of Fame at the inaugural LA MUSA AWARDS® in 2013; and
WHEREAS, Valdes Miranda passed away on August 19, 2017; and
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File ID: 11007 Enactment Number: R-21-0484
WHEREAS, the City would like to honor Valdes Miranda by co -designating Southwest
36th Court from Southwest 8th Street to Southwest 11th Street, Miami, Florida as "Concha
Valdes Miranda Way";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission co -designates that portion within the City's limits of
Southwest 36th Court from Southwest 8th Street to Southwest 11th Street, Miami, Florida as
"Concha Valdes Miranda Way".
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue, and Solid Waste; the Miami -Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works; the Miami -Dade County Commissioner of District 7; the
United States Postal Service; and, if a State of Florida road, to the Florida Department of
Transportation, District Six, for sign installation within the newly designated roadway.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
endez, ity Attor ey 11/4/2021
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