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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Reviviendo el Ayer
World music - Editado por Aquellas Canciones Records el 15-01-1980
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Daniel Santos y Checho Moraza
World music - Editado por Pueblo Viejo el 09-06-2020
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Le Canta a Cuba
World music - Editado por Tigueraso Records el 05-02-2013
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En Navidad
Músicas navideñas - Editado por Lorenzo Music el 15-03-1988
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Exitos
Brasil - Editado por Rise International Music Ltd el 17-10-2012
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Daniel Santos (Grabaciones Originales)
Bolero - Editado por RCA Records Label el 27-11-2015
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Serie Inmortales - El Bolero Inmortal
World music - Editado por YOYO USA, Inc. el 01-01-2006
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Reviviendo el Ayer
Bolero - Editado por RCA Records Label el 26-02-2013
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Recordando Exitos
Daniel Santos, Julio Jaramillo
World music - Editado por WM Mexico el 01-04-2022
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Daniel Santos Interpreta Grandes Éxitos
América latina - Editado por Discos Fuentes el 12-05-2015
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Bolero, Guaracha, Rumba...
World music - Editado por White Room Music el 12-06-2019
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Coleccion Original RCA
Bolero - Editado por RCA Records Label el 07-11-1997
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Daniel Santos El Inquieto Anacobero Volume 4
World music - Editado por YOYO USA Digital el 20-12-2011
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The Very Best Of
América latina - Editado por Brownbeats Records el 01-05-2011
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Tres Grandes De América
World music - Editado por WM Mexico el 01-04-2022
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Tercia De Ases, Vol. 4
Daniel Santos, Olimpo Cardenas, Julio Jaramillo
World music - Editado por IMT Records el 01-01-2019
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Éxitos De Oro
Daniel Santos, La Sonora Matancera
World music - Editado por Fania el 01-01-1959
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Un Brindis Musical
World music - Editado por Fania el 01-01-1967
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