Workdécadas de 1920–1930
Che la reina
A polka by Emiliano R. Fernández and Félix Pérez Cardozo, part of the classic repertoire.
What it is
'Che la reina' is a polka by Emiliano R. Fernández and Félix Pérez Cardozo. With this piece, Eladio Martínez, representing Villarrica, won first prize in a folk contest for amateurs at Asunción's Municipal Theater, a moment that pushed him to turn professional. It is among the classic polkas of the Paraguayan repertoire.
Did you know…?
Emiliano R. Fernández, a poet and musician, also wrote 'Rojas Silva rekávo', the first known rasguido doble.
Listen to
Ask for it in a guitar-and-harp version at any folk night.
Music & dance
Verified · sep 2026
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