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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Lamento Borincano
World - Lançado por WM Mexico em 1 de abr. de 2022
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Feliz Navidad
Hector Lavoe, Daniel Santos, Yomo Toro
Christmas Music - Lançado por Fania em 1 de jan. de 1979
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Las Estrellas De La Matancera
Daniel Santos, Celio Gonzalez, Bienvenido Granda
Latin America - Lançado por Tigueraso Records em 23 de abr. de 2013
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Inmortales De Daniel Santos Y Olimpo Cardenas
Daniel Santos, Olimpo Cardenas
World - Lançado por WM Mexico em 1 de abr. de 2022
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Serie Inmortales - Daniel Santos Y Sus Amigos
World - Lançado por YOYO USA, Inc. em 1 de jan. de 2006
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El Corneta
World - Lançado por Fania em 1 de jan. de 1956
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Disco de Oro
World - Lançado por WM Mexico em 1 de abr. de 2022
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Colección Bolero
World - Lançado por WM Mexico em 1 de abr. de 2022
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Los Jefes Cantan a Duo
Daniel Santos, Orlando Contreras
Latin America - Lançado por Teca Music em 10 de nov. de 2001
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Virgen de Media Noche
World - Lançado por White Room Music em 29 de mai. de 2019
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El Jefe (Remastered)
Latin America - Lançado por Master Tape Records em 20 de set. de 2019
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RCA 100 Años De Musica - Daniel Santos
Bolero - Lançado por RCA Records Label em 7 de nov. de 2001
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Éxitos
Daniel Santos, La Sonora Matancera
World - Lançado por Musart-Balboa em 24 de jan. de 1996
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Los Distinguidos
World - Lançado por Fania em 1 de mai. de 1979
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15 Éxitos Inolvidables De Daniel Santos
World - Lançado por Musart-Balboa em 28 de out. de 1998
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16 Exitos
Bolero - Lançado por Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S. em 6 de abr. de 2013
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Daniel Santos Con El Conjunto Clásico
Daniel Santos, Conjunto Clasico
World - Lançado por Lo Mejor Records em 1 de jan. de 2006
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Ídolos De América
World - Lançado por Musart-Balboa em 16 de fev. de 1999
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Historia Musical de Daniel Santos
Latin America - Lançado por Discos Fuentes em 21 de mar. de 2014
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Grandes Éxitos De Daniel Santos
World - Lançado por Fania em 1 de jan. de 1958
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