María Socorro García de la Noceda (born June 30, 1955), known professionally as Lunna, is a Puerto Rican singer of popular music and jazz who was the director of the television show Objetivo Fama, the Latin version of American Idol.
Early years
Lunna was born and raised by both her parents in Ponce, Puerto Rico. While in elementary school, she learned how to play the guitar and in 1972, her mother had her take private singing lessons. In the 1960s, while still in high school, she began to sing under the name "Soqui", which was short for her middle name Socorro.
In 1978, Lunna auditioned and was accepted in a group called Allegro 72, a locally popular group which included singer Tito Lara and Luis Antonio Cosme. Besides singing for Allegro 72, she also landed jobs singing radio and television commercials. Lunna eventually left the group to start singing solo. Her agent recommended that she change her artistic name, resulting in the "Lunna" name. In 1988 and 1989, Lunna continued to score more "hits" with the recording of "Soledad" (Loneliness), "Quien No Ha Sentido..." (Who Hasn't Felt...) and with "Cómo Ser Amantes" (How to be Lovers) written by Michael Bolton.
In 1983, Lunna married Ángel "Cucco" Peña, with whom she had three children, Gabriel, Juan and Ángel (they later divorced).
Recognitions and awards
Among the many recognitions and awards Lunna has received are the following: