Famous Boricuas A-Z | Yo Soy Borinquen

Hector Lavoe

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Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe was born and raised in the Machuelito sector of Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Willie Colon

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Willie Colon was born in the South Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents.

Rosie Perez

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Rosa Maria “Rosie” Perez, born (September 6, 1964) and raised in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican parents. Pérez was born in Brooklyn, in the neighborhood of Bushwick, to Puerto Rican parents.