Editing Ednita Nazario (section)

===Teen success===
After some presentations, Nazario started alongside singer and photographer ''José Manuel'', and [[Frankie Sabath]], in a band which Tony Morales created, called ''The Kids From Ponce''. The group played at several hotels and television networks, and achieved local success, appearing on various TV shows. However, the group disbanded and they became soloists.  Nazario, then 17, was offered her own prime-time TV variety show: ''El Show de Ednita'', broadcast by [[Telemundo]] [[Puerto Rico]], and produced by [[Paquito Cordero]]. During this time she also won the "[[Miss]] [[Puerto Rico]] [[Teenage]] [[Beauty contest|pageant]]".

At age 18 in 1973, Nazario released her first album called ''[[Al Fin...Ednita]]''.<ref name="prpop"/> The album spawned a number 1 Hit: ''Te Quiero y No Me Importa'' (I Love You And I Don't Care), and also brought her award as "New Artist of the Year". With her TV show, Nazario became Puerto Rico's hottest idol. The show was also syndicated to other Latin-American countries. Among the international stars that she hosted were: [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Bob Eberly]], [[Charles Aznavour]], [[Morey Amsterdam]] and [[Academy Awards|Oscar-winning]] Puerto Rican actor [[José Ferrer]]. Ferrer was so charmed by Nazario's presence that he designed a nightclub act for both of them.

Ferrer was surprised at the reception of Nazario's show. They were booked at several hotels in the [[Caribbean]], [[Lake Tahoe]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and New York.  They appeared at the [[Hyatt Hotel]] in Canada, and she was invited by [[Monaco]]'s Royal Family to perform at the famous casino of [[Monte Carlo]] three times.<ref name="prpop"/>