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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En Puros Boleros
Musiques du monde - Paru chez MSM Agency, Inc. le 5 mars 1991
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Daniel Santos El Inquieto Anacobero Volume 1
Musiques du monde - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 20 déc. 2011
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Éxitos Románticos Del Jefe Volume 1
Musiques du monde - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 30 août 2011
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Daniel Santos, Boleros de Oro
Bolero - Paru chez Vintage 2016 le 31 mars 2016
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Imprescindibles
Bolero - Paru chez E. N Digital le 22 sept. 2020
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20 Grandes Exitos
Classique - Paru chez Teca Music le 1 juin 1982
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Daniel Santos Canta a Agustín Lara
Bolero - Paru chez Vintage 2016 le 12 juin 2016
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Daniel Santos vs. Antonio Machín
Bolero - Paru chez Vintage Music le 3 févr. 2014
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Boleros Esenciales de El Jefe
Bolero - Paru chez Soul Vibes le 1 févr. 2000
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Dos Leyendas
Musiques du monde - Paru chez WM Mexico le 1 avr. 2022
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Éxitos Románticos Del Jefe Volume 2
Musiques du monde - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 30 août 2011
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Recordando a los Hnos. Martinez Gil
Musiques du monde - Paru chez WM Mexico le 1 avr. 2022
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Grandes Exitos de Daniel Santos - El Inquieto Anacobero
Musiques du monde - Paru chez DISCOMODA le 17 sept. 1996
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Los Aces del Ritmo
Alberto Beltrán, Daniel Santos, Bienvenido Granda
Musiques du monde - Paru chez DISCOMODA le 6 juin 1995
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Joyas de la Musica 30 Exitos Oro Puro
Daniel Santos, Bienvenido Granda
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Dismex le 31 oct. 2016
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El Juego de la Vida
Amérique latine - Paru chez Soul Vibes le 1 sept. 1998
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En T.V.
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Spanoramic Records le 12 sept. 1966
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Daniel Santos, Se Me Olvidó Tu Nombre
Bolero - Paru chez Vintage 2015 le 21 oct. 2015
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Recordando a Javier Solís
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Mundo Digital le 3 sept. 1966
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La Diosa de la Rumba
Pop - Paru chez Hitbeat Records le 1 août 2020
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Daniel Santos, Primera Época
Asie - Paru chez Vintage Music le 25 janv. 2014
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