Arleta is a "moderately diverse" community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, with a high percentage of Latino residents and of people born outside the United States. In many other respects, though, the neighborhood is considered average among the city's districts. There are five public but no private schools within Arleta.

Population

The 2000 U.S. census counted 31,068 residents in the 3.10-square-mile Arleta neighborhood—or 10,034 people per square mile, an average population density for the city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 32,622. In 2000 the median age for residents was 29, about average for city neighborhoods. The percentage of residents aged 11 to 18 was among the county's highest.

The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a relatively high percentage of Latinos. The breakdown was Latinos, 71.7%; Asians, 11.0%; whites, 13.2%; blacks, 2.2%; and others, 1.9%. Mexico (55.3%) and El Salvador (11.2%) were the most common places of birth for the 46% of the residents who were born abroad—which was a high percentage for Los Angeles.

Arleta (Greek: Αρλέτα; born May 3, 1945) is a Greek musician, author and book illustrator.

Biography

Arleta was born in Athens in 1945. Her real name is Ariadne Nicoleta Tsapra (in Greek: Αριάδνη Νικολέτα Τσάπρα). She studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts. She published her first album of her own creation (Ένα Καπέλο με Τραγούδια, A hat with songs) in 1960. In the beginning of her career she worked with many well-known Greek composers like Giannis Spanos, Manos Hatzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis. Her first great successes came with songs whose music was written by Lakis Papadopoulos and lyrics by Marianina Kriezi. She also performed with great success in the Athens boîte scene.

Arleta is also an author and illustrator. In 1997 her book Από πού πάνε για την Άνοιξη (Whereto does one go to get to Spring)was released, a book that includes her own illustrations.

In February 11, 2008, just a few minutes before a planned performance at Volos, Arleta suffered a stroke. She underwent surgery remaining at critical but stable condition from which she managed to recover, having remained though in hospital for 6 months and partly paralysed, unable to stand, for one year.

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