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Arlen Siu | |
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Arlen Siú Bermúdez | |
 Siu at age 15 | |
| Born | 15 July 1955 |
| Disappeared | El Guayabo |
| Died | 1 August 1975 (aged 20) |
| Cause of death | Bullet wound |
| Burial place | Jinotepe Municipal Cemetery |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
| Other names | Arlene |
| Education | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) Colegio Sagrado Colegio Inmaculada de Diriamba |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, essayist, poet and Sandinista revolutionary |
| Years active | 1973-1975 |
| Organization | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| Known for | Guerrilla and martyr of the Sandinista revolution |
| Notable work | Maria Rural |
| Partner(s) | René Salgado Leonardo Real Espinal/Mauricio Duarte |
| Parent(s) | Armando Lau Siú Rubia Bermúdez |
Arlen Siu Bermúdez (15 July 1955 – 1 August 1975), was a singer-songwriter, essayist and Sandinista revolutionary, who became one of the first casualties during the insurrection against Somoza. Her death at an early age, made her a local celebrity. She wrote the famous poem "María Rural", which would later be set to music and performed by Pancasán, a Nicaraguan folk music group that was part of the so-called New Latin American Song.[2][3]
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