- Toño Rosario
Infobox musical artist
Name = Toño Rosario
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Máximo Antonio del Rosario
Alias = El Cuco
Born = birth date and age|1955|11|3Higuey ,Dominican Republic
Origin = flagicon|Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
Instrument =
Genre = Merengue
Occupation = Singer
Years_active =1978 - present
Label = Universal Music Latino
Associated_acts =Los Hermanos Rosario
URL =Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born
November 3 ,1955 ), known as Toño Rosario, is a merengue singer, of Dominican descent, well-known in his nativeDominican Republic andLatin America . He is often mocked, even by himself, for his "ugly" looks and has even adopted the nickname "El Cuco" (The Boogeyman).Biography
Rosario was born in
Higuey , a province in theDominican Republic . Since his childhood, he and his brothers showed interest in music, even playing self-created instruments like bottle caps, plastic containers, and other items. Soon, they started singing and playing in the neighbourhood and started what would becomeLos Hermanos Rosario , with whom he enjoyed great success later.In the late 80s, after 12 years with his brothers, Toño decided to abandon the group, starting his own solo career. He debuted
April 14 ,1990 in theRoberto Clemente Coliseum ofPuerto Rico . He went on to become one of the most popular merengue singers with some of his albums reaching platinum status.Toño's song "Alegria" was played at
Comerica Park inDetroit, Michigan whenever formerDetroit Tigers utility infielderOmar Infante came to bat.Discography
* Toño Rosario y Más (
1990 )
* Atado a Tí (1991 )
* Retorno a las Raíces (1992 )
* Amor Jollao (1993 )
* Me Olvide de Vivir (1994 )
* Quiero Volver a Empezar (1995 )
* Seguiré (1997 )
* Exclusivo (1998 )
* La Alegría del Merengue (compilation,1999 )
* La Magia del Cuco (1999 )
* Yo Soy Toño (2000 )
* Toño en América (2002 )
* El Caco E Maco (2005 )
* Caco (2007 )External links
* [http://members.tripod.com/~IVANG55/ Toño Rosario Fan Page]
* [http://www.uslatino.com/pictures.cfm?searchText=to%C3%B1o+rosario&submit=FIND+IT%21 Toño Rosario Pictures]
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