Lina Romay-now the featured vocalist on the
Dick Haymes Show. Thursdays, 9 P.M., EST. CBS. She made her first appearance as
a singer unexpectedly in Detroit, when an < in.e. > invited her on stage;
reached national prominence as the singer in Xavier Cugat’s Band; has since
appeared in nine pictures. Lina is a Manhattan-born Latin, the daughter of Portirio
A. Romay. Mexican diplomat.
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