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Cuban diva Omara Portuonodo will be the featured vocalist when Tri-C Presents brings Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club to the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Sunday, Oct. 23.

(Courtesy of Cuyahoga Community College)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Omara Portuonodo is a diva. An 85-year-old diva who proves with every note that age really IS just a number.

The Cuban singer, who was featured prominently in in the Oscar-nominated "Buena Vista Social Club'' documentary, will be the central vocalist when Cuyahoga Community College brings the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club to the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Portuonodo was part of the happening nightlife in Havana in the 1950s, and she hasn't stopped since.

A release from Tri-C noted that the show "will celebrate the sweep of Portuonodo's career with a grand fiesta of Cuban classics, from 'Besame Mucho' to 'Veinte Anos.' ''

Even in her ninth decade, Portuonodo's voice remains as pure and sultry as it was in her 20s.

The show also will include performances by Roberto Fonseca, a respected Havana pianist, as well as clarinetist Anat Cohen and violinist Regina Carter.

Tickets to the 7 p.m. show, $25 to $35, are available at the box office and by phone at 216-987-4444. The concert is part of the 2016-2017 "Tri-C Presents'' series. For information, check tri-c.edu/creativearts.