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Davilita
12+ albums
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Davilita Singer and composer Full Name: Pedro Secundino Ortiz Dávila Date Of Birth: May 21, 1912 Place Of Birth: Barrio Pueblo Nuevo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Death: July 8, 1986, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Davilita is revered as a legendary figure of the Antillean popular songbook. In 1970 he was officially declared National Singer of Puerto Rico, a distinction with which his consecration and grandeur were sealed. He went down in history as the most important interpreter of the authorial legacy of Rafael Hernandez and, along with Daniel Santos, that of Pedro Flores. This unrepeatable artist was of very humble origin. His parents were Pedro Dávila Tirado and Ana Ortiz Ortiz. The first, a native of Dorado, was a carpenter. She, originally from Corozal, was employed in a tobacco shop. They divorced when he was very young. In 1924, Dona Ana remarried and went to live in the Latin Quarter of New York with her new husband. The future artist was then taken care of by his progenitor. At the age of ten he enrolled in the Academy of Music in Bayamón, where they trained those who would integrate the Municipal Band. There Solfeo learned and executed the piccolo and the bombardino, having been a disciple of Professors Eleuterio "Tello" Melendez and Angel Costoso. However, he always preferred to sing. His first and greatest influence on his development as a vocalist was the Trio Borinquen, by Rafael Hernández, whose artistic trajectory would be linked a few years later. He listened to the record
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