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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Tercia De Ases, Vol. 4
Daniel Santos, Olimpo Cardenas, Julio Jaramillo
World Music - Erschienen bei IMT Records am 01.01.2019
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Éxitos De Oro
Daniel Santos, La Sonora Matancera
World Music - Erschienen bei Fania am 01.01.1959
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Un Brindis Musical
World Music - Erschienen bei Fania am 01.01.1967
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La Cantina
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei 2015 Discos Continental, S.A. de C.V. am 01.07.1993
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La Voz de Siempre
Klassik - Erschienen bei Multimusic México am 02.08.2019
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Homenaje a Jose Alfredo
World Music - Erschienen bei WM Mexico am 01.04.2022
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Sabor a mi
World Music - Erschienen bei Discos Aries, LLC am 29.05.2020
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En la Cantina
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo
Klassik - Erschienen bei Teca Music am 01.10.1996
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Daniel Doroteo de los Santos Betancourt
World Music - Erschienen bei White Room Music am 07.06.2019
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Los Éxitos Románticos Del Jefe
World Music - Erschienen bei YOYO USA, Inc. am 01.01.2006
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Daniel Santos
Bolero - Erschienen bei Vintage 2015 am 20.09.2015
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La Cantina en Vivo
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo
Bolero - Erschienen bei DISCOMODA am 06.11.2013
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15 Exitos
Daniel Santos, La Sonora Matancera
World Music - Erschienen bei Eben Entertainment am 18.03.2014
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Daniel Santos El Inquieto Anacobero Volume 5
World Music - Erschienen bei YOYO USA Digital am 20.12.2011
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Santos y Conjunto Clásico: Santos y Contreras
Daniel Santos, Orlando Contreras
World Music - Erschienen bei Preludio Soluciones am 20.09.2023
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Dos Gardenias
Brasilianische Musik - Erschienen bei Rise International Music Ltd am 12.10.2012
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El Disco de Oro: Daniel Santos
World Music - Erschienen bei GCM - Matrak am 01.02.2016
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Daniel Santos "El Anacobero"
World Music - Erschienen bei 2024 Artyvoz Digital am 29.02.2024
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Tercia De Ases, Vol. 3
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo, Olimpo Cardenas
World Music - Erschienen bei IMT Records am 01.01.2019
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