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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El Contragolpe
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Fania le 1 janv. 1973
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Con Los Jóvenes Del Cayo
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Fania le 1 janv. 2000
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Daniel Santos Con Su Sonora Boricua
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Fania le 16 oct. 2002
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Daniel Santos... Especial
Amérique latine - Paru chez Pueblo Viejo le 21 mars 2020
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El Viajero Mundial, Vol. 3
Amérique latine - Paru chez Ansonia Records le 23 janv. 1962
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Juan (va pa' la guerra)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Spanoramic Records le 9 mars 1965
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El Inquieto Anacobero, Vol. 1
Musiques du monde - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 20 déc. 2011
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Boleros en Vivo
Bolero - Paru chez Lo Mejor Records le 2 oct. 2018
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Daniel Santos El Inquieto Anacobero Volume 6
Musiques du monde - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 20 déc. 2011
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El Último Adiós
Bolero - Paru chez 2023 Discos Fuentes le 23 sept. 1966
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Acuarela Romántica: Daniel Santos, Vol. 2
Bolero - Paru chez Antología Musical le 16 mai 2017
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15 Grandes Éxitos
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Modiner le 13 oct. 2008
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La Voz del Caribe
Musiques du monde - Paru chez DISCOMODA le 11 juil. 1995
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Los Jefes Cantan a Duo
Orlando Contreras, Daniel Santos
Musiques du monde - Paru chez 2014 Imex Media le 30 sept. 2014
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El Juego De La Vida
Pop - Paru chez Digital Perfection le 1 juin 2020
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Todos Mis Boleros, Daniel Santos
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Artys-Digital le 8 nov. 1985
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Boleros Daniel Santos
Bolero - Paru chez Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S. le 31 oct. 2020
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Estos Son los Cantantes
Bolero - Paru chez YOYO USA Digital le 11 nov. 2014
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Cuba-Borinquen
Musiques du monde - Paru chez WM Mexico le 1 avr. 2022
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En Colombia
Musiques du monde - Paru chez 2015 Discos Fuentes le 31 juil. 2015
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