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Roberto Anglero
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Roberto Angleró Pepín (September 12, 1929 – April 29, 2018) was a Puerto Rican music composer and singer, notable for writing various hit songs in the bolero, salsa and Afro-Puerto Rican music genres. He is known for having written various major Spanish language music singles such as "La Pared", "Si Dios fuera negro", "La boda de ella", "Soy Boricua" and others. Angleró was born in Fajardo, on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast. His father Juan, an itinerant carpenter, was originally from Maricao, on the western side of the island; his mother Carmen was a seamstress. Always moving where work was available, his father moved to Barrio Obrero, one of San Juan’s working-class neighborhoods when the couple separated. Plena singer Manuel Jiménez, “Canario”, lived in his same street, and Angleró would attend rehearsals by Jiménez’s group. Catalino Curet Alonso was a friend since childhood; Curet was later persuaded to become a postal worker by Angleró’s cousin. Angleró’s aunt, who lived nearby, had a small but diverse record collection, and listening to these records he was inspired to become a singer, although stage fright would sometimes prevent him from appearing in amateur programs such as Rafael Quiñones Vidal’s after showing up. He also became an avid baseball player and track and field athlete, and took percussion and trumpet lessons. As to dissuade Roberto from having his hobbies distract him from obtaining a trade or profession, Angleró’s father sent him to live with family in
