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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Historia Músical - 40 Éxitos
World Music - Erschienen bei 2015 Discos Fuentes am 31.07.2015
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Calypsos (Mono Version)
World Music - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Grandes Éxitos De Daniel Santos
World Music - Erschienen bei Fania am 01.01.1958
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Sus Exitos
World Music - Erschienen bei REMO Records am 02.03.2009
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Reviviendo el Ayer
World Music - Erschienen bei Aquellas Canciones Records am 15.01.1980
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Daniel Santos y Checho Moraza
World Music - Erschienen bei Pueblo Viejo am 09.06.2020
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Le Canta a Cuba
World Music - Erschienen bei Tigueraso Records am 05.02.2013
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En Navidad
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Lorenzo Music am 15.03.1988
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Exitos
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Rise International Music Ltd am 17.10.2012
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Daniel Santos (Grabaciones Originales)
Bolero - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 27.11.2015
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Serie Inmortales - El Bolero Inmortal
World Music - Erschienen bei YOYO USA, Inc. am 01.01.2006
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Reviviendo el Ayer
Bolero - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 26.02.2013
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Recordando Exitos
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo
World Music - Erschienen bei WM Mexico am 01.04.2022
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Bolero, Guaracha, Rumba...
World Music - Erschienen bei White Room Music am 12.06.2019
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Coleccion Original RCA
Bolero - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 07.11.1997
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Daniel Santos El Inquieto Anacobero Volume 4
World Music - Erschienen bei YOYO USA Digital am 20.12.2011
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La Voz del Caribe
World Music - Erschienen bei DISCOMODA am 11.07.1995
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The Very Best Of
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Brownbeats Records am 01.05.2011
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Tres Grandes De América
World Music - Erschienen bei WM Mexico am 01.04.2022
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Daniel Santos
World Music - Erschienen bei Modiner am 13.11.2008
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