Daniel Santos
Born into poverty in Puerto Rico, Daniel Santos became one of the most influential singers and songwriters in Latin and South America during the middle of the century. From the pen of Pedro Flores, his early love-lost lyrics -- a series of aching, mostly one-word hits such as "Despedida," "Obsesión," "Irresistible," "Perdón," "Venganza" -- influenced author Gabriel García Márquez as much as other singers, while his later, patriotic material riled American intelligence officers and inspired Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution.
Santos was born in 1916 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Though he was transplanted from school to the workforce to supplement his family's wages, he later returned to sing in the school choir and also learned English. Still, he was living on his own by the age of 14 and joined the local Trio Lírico for several years. Like many of his countrymen, Santos made the move to New York in the mid-'30s, and impressed Puerto Rican songwriter Pedro Flores with his reading of the maestro's "Amor Perdido."
By 1938, Daniel Santos was performing and recording with the Flores Quartet, with whom he recorded most of his early hits: "Tú Serás Mía," "Venganza," "Esperanza Inútil," "Perdón," "Irresistible," and the definitive version of Flores' best composition, "Despedida." After Miguelito Valdés left Xavier Cugat's Orchestra for a solo career in 1942, Santos hopped from Flores into Cugat's famous orchestra, but soon after, he was drafted to serve in the military.
Santos returned from war with a renewed sense of purpose for his singing career. He began recording and writing patriotic material, working in conjunction with Pedro Ortiz Dávila on "Los Patriotas." Beginning in 1946, he spent much time performing in Cuba and was inspired to write dozens of songs, one of which ("Sierra Maestra") was broadcast by Castro during the Movimiento 26 de Julio. By 1961, however, Santos grew wary of the movement, specifically the policy of training children to fight in the army. He continued performing in the United States as well as Latin America, performing his most famous songs and relating many anecdotes concerning his wild private life (during his early years, he'd reportedly spent time in jails all over the continent). He was living in quiet retirement in Florida at his death from a heart attack in 1992.
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Éxitos Románticos Del Jefe Volume 1
World music - Editado por YOYO USA Digital el 30 ago. 2011
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Daniel Santos, Boleros de Oro
Bolero - Editado por Vintage 2016 el 31 mar. 2016
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Imprescindibles
Bolero - Editado por E. N Digital el 22 sep. 2020
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20 Grandes Exitos
Clásica - Editado por Teca Music el 1 jun. 1982
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Daniel Santos Canta a Agustín Lara
Bolero - Editado por Vintage 2016 el 12 jun. 2016
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Daniel Santos vs. Antonio Machín
Bolero - Editado por Vintage Music el 3 feb. 2014
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Boleros Esenciales de El Jefe
Bolero - Editado por Soul Vibes el 1 feb. 2000
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El Jefe Con la Sonora Marinera
América latina - Editado por Discos Fuentes el 23 mar. 2018
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Éxitos Románticos Del Jefe Volume 2
World music - Editado por YOYO USA Digital el 30 ago. 2011
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En Colombia
América latina - Editado por Discos Fuentes el 31 jul. 2015
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Recordando a los Hnos. Martinez Gil
World music - Editado por WM Mexico el 1 abr. 2022
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Grandes Exitos de Daniel Santos - El Inquieto Anacobero
World music - Editado por DISCOMODA el 17 sep. 1996
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Los Aces del Ritmo
Alberto Beltrán, Daniel Santos, Bienvenido Granda
World music - Editado por DISCOMODA el 6 jun. 1995
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Joyas de la Musica 30 Exitos Oro Puro
Daniel Santos, Bienvenido Granda
World music - Editado por Dismex el 31 oct. 2016
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En T.V.
World music - Editado por Spanoramic Records el 12 sep. 1966
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Daniel Santos, Se Me Olvidó Tu Nombre
Bolero - Editado por Vintage 2015 el 21 oct. 2015
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Recordando a Javier Solís
World music - Editado por Mundo Digital el 3 sep. 1966
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La Diosa de la Rumba
Pop - Editado por Hitbeat Records el 1 ago. 2020
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Daniel Santos, Primera Época
Asia - Editado por Vintage Music el 25 ene. 2014
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Mis Primeros 20 Éxitos
América latina - Editado por Discos Amor el 1 ene. 2008
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