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Danny Rivera (born February 28, 1945) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who was born in San Juan whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is well-known in Puerto Rico for his political activism.[1]
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Musical career
In the 1970s, Rivera had such hits as Jesucristo from Brazilian Roberto Carlos, Mi Viejo (My Old Man) from Argentine Piero and Vecino, Dame la Mano (Neighbor, Give me Your Hand) from Puertorrican actor/composer Samuel Molina. Another of his hits at those times was "Mi Pueblo" (My People).[2] This song went so deep into the hearts of "His People" that a group of youngsters at the San Juan Airport sung "Mi Pueblo" to him on one of his arrivals from Venezuela. Rivera also recorded "Tu vives en mi pensamiento", together with composer Eladio Torres which became one of the most popular of its genre.[3]
Personal life and controversy
Rivera sported an afro then, and he became one of the first male public figures in Puerto Rico to wear an earring. The hair and the one earring became the trademark of Danny Rivera for many years. During the 1980s, he relocated to Cayey. In 1988, he married model Alexandra Malagon, whom he later divorced.
In 2001, Rivera spent 30 days incarcerated in a federal prison and charge with one count for trespassing on the military campgrounds at Vieques. He was one of the most outspoken and recognizable anti-military protesters at the height of national protests. His prison diary and poems were published in a book titled "Enamorado de la Paz" ("In Love with Peace") in 2002.
He has shared the stage with Julio Iglesias, Will Smith and Plácido Domingo, and he has headlined at the Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall in New York and the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan. He received the citizenship of the Dominican Republic in a ceremony in Santo Domingo on March 13, 2008.
On September 2009 he performed at the Paz Sin Fronteras Concert in Havana Cuba before an estimated audience of over 1.1 million people.
Discography
External audio
You may listen to Rivera's interpretation of Lola Rodriguez de Tio's version of the "La Borinqueña" here. and to Rivera's interpretation of Eladio Torres' "Tu vives en mi Pensamiento" here - Danny Rivera
- Danny Rivera y Alpha IV, Asi Cantaba Cheito Gonzalez
- Danny Rivera y Alpha IV, Asi Cantaba Cheito Gonzalez Vol. 2
- Danny Rivera y El Topo, Amigos del Alma
- Danny Rivera, 15 Inolvidables canciones de Amor
- Danny Rivera, 16 Canciones de Amor
- Danny Rivera, 17 Canciones de Amor
- Danny Rivera, 18 Canciones de Amor
- Danny Rivera, 20 Canciones Inolvidables
- Danny Rivera, 20 Exitos Navideños
- Danny Rivera, 45 Aniversario Vol. 1
- Danny Rivera, 45 Aniversario Vol. 2
- Danny Rivera, Alborada
- Danny Rivera, Amada Amante
- Danny Rivera, Amar o Morir
- Danny Rivera, Amor Amor
- Danny Rivera, Asi es
- Danny Rivera, Borinquen Vive
- Danny Rivera, Canciones de Amor
- Danny Rivera, Controversia
- Danny Rivera, Corazón Jíbaro
- Danny Rivera, Danza para mi pueblo
- Danny Rivera, El dia que me quieras
- Danny Rivera, En Concierto
- Danny Rivera, Engañada
- Danny Rivera, Enseñame a olvidar
- Danny Rivera, Eramos/Mi Viejo
- Danny Rivera, Fascinacion
- Danny Rivera, Hágase La Luz
- Danny Rivera, Inolvidable Tito
- Danny Rivera, Lo Mejor
- Danny Rivera, Los Niños Jesús Del Mundo
- Danny Rivera, Mi Canción Es Paz
- Danny Rivera, Mi Hijo
- Danny Rivera, Mi Tierra Me Llama
- Danny Rivera, Mosaico Vol.1
- Danny Rivera, Mosaico Vol. 2
- Danny Rivera, Ofrenda
- Danny Rivera, Pido Paz
- Danny Rivera, Que Daria Yo
- Danny Rivera, Que sera de ti
- Danny Rivera, Que tiene el
- Danny Rivera, Quiere Nacer
- Danny Rivera, Regalo De Amor y Paz
- Danny Rivera, Te regalo una rosa
- Danny Rivera, Temas de Peliculas
- Danny Rivera, Viva La Tradición
- SET Danny Rivera, Sinfonico Live
DVD
- Danny Rivera, 45 Aniversario en Concierto
- Danny Rivera, Quiere Nacer
- Danny Rivera, Sinfonico Live
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
References
- ^ Conmemoran el natalicio el 121 aniversario de Don Pedro Albizu Campos. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Birchmeir, Jason. "Biography: Danny Rivera". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p34508. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ La Danza
External links
Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican male singers
- Puerto Rican singers
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