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Charlie Figueroa
12+ albums
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Charlie's was born in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan Puerto Rico, on November 4, 1921 his parents were Fabriciano Figueroa and Ángela Rosario and was baptized as Carlos Fabriciano Figueroa Rosario, His first recording was made in 1940, he was 19 years old his musical beginnings made them with a duet that conformed with his sister Carmencita, presenting himself with the name of "Los Hermanos Figueroa", later enters like singer to the orchestra of the boricua Rafael Muñoz, also integrated by the pianist Charlie Palmieri. He died at the age of 27, a victim of liver cirrhosis, on October 25, 1955. Before joining the Rafael Muñoz orchestra, he recorded his first two tracks for the label Victor with the so-called "Ladi Typical Set", which was directed by the composer and performer of the four Ladislao Martínez "Ladi" and also composed by Sarrail Archilla in The four, Felipe Rosario Goyco "Don Felo" on guitar and Patricio Rijos "Toribio" on the güiro. There were two songs recorded on December 3, 1940, the boleros "A ella" by Ladislao Martínez and "Algún día" by Felipe Rosario Goyco, which played a duet with singer Rafael Castro. Charlie Figueroa is not really an unknown in Latin America, Costa Rica left an indelible mark, The Costa Rican writer and music lover Mario Zaldivar Rivera, member of the Sonora Matancera Club of Antioquia, made a tribute to him on October 9, 2016 in his program "Eres inolvidable" through Radio Sinfonola de Costa Rica. The case of Charlie Figueroa,
