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Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Residente developed an interest in art, music, and left-wing politics at an early age. He studied art at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, returning to Puerto Rico in 2003 to work on music with his step-brother, Visitante, with whom he formed Calle 13. Early in his career, his ...
Lola Rodríguez de Tió. Lola Rodríguez de Tió (September 14, 1843 – November 10, 1924) was the first Puerto Rican -born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. [1] A believer in women's rights, she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.
"Boricua en la Luna" has become one of Roy Brown's most popular songs. Because of this, the song is featured on several other albums. The song appears on the live album Distancias en Vivo and in the greatest hits album Colección. In the mid-90s, Puerto Rican rock band Fiel a la Vega began covering the song during their live presentations. In ...
Instrument (s) Guitar. Antonio Cabán Vale, [note 1] (November 22, 1942 – July 24, 2024), also known as " El Topo ", was a guitarist, singer and composer of Puerto Rican folkloric themes. He was one of the founders of the "new song" movement (Spanish: nueva canción) of the early 1970s. [1] His danza Verde Luz (Green Light) became a popular ...
Curet Alonso (birth name: Catalino Curet Alonso [note 1]) was born in Guayama, a town located in the southern region of Puerto Rico. Curet Alonso's mother was a seamstress and his father a Spanish language teacher and musician who played in the band of Simón Madera. [1] He was two years old in 1928, when his parents divorced and together with ...
Las Mañanitas. "Las Mañanitas" Spanish pronunciation: [las maɲaˈnitas] is a traditional Mexican [ 1] birthday song written by Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo. It is popular in Mexico, usually sung early in the morning to awaken the birthday person, and especially as part of the custom of serenading women.
6. Félix Manuel " Bobby " Rodríguez Capó (January 1, 1922 – December 18, 1989) [ 1] was a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He usually combined ballads with classical music and was deeply involved in Puerto Rican folk elements and even Andalusian music, as to produce many memorable Latino pop songs which featured elaborate, dramatic lyrics.
"Fantasías" (transl. "Fantasies") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singers Rauw Alejandro and Farruko. It was written by Alejandro, Farruko, Eric Duars, Franklin J. Martinez, Ricardo Lloyd Johnson, and Windel Edwards, while the production was handled by Urbani Mota and Luis J. Romero.