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Samuel A. Ramirez

Posted by Yo Soy Borinquen | Aug 19, 2009 | Famous Boricuas, Famous Boricuas A-Z |

Ramirez’s parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York City in the late 1920s in search of a better way of life.

Daniel Santos

Posted by Yo Soy Borinquen | May 31, 2009 | Famous Boricuas, Famous Boricuas A-Z |

Daniel Santos (February 5, 1916 – November 27, 1992) was a singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Santos was born and raised with his three sisters, Sara, Rosa Lydia and Luz America in Trastalleres, a poor section of Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Myrta Silva

Posted by Yo Soy Borinquen | May 31, 2009 | Famous Boricuas, Famous Boricuas A-Z |

Myrta Silva (September 11, 1917, December 2, 1987) was a Puerto Rican singer, composer and T.V. producer. She was known affectionately as “La Gorda De Oro”.