Puchi Balseiro

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Name = Puchi Balseiro
Img_capt = Puchi Balseiro
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Aurea Mercedes Balseiro
Born = birth date and age|1926|11|1
Died = January 11, 2007
Origin = Santurce, Puerto Rico,Puerto Rico
Genre = Bolero
Occupation: Singer-Songwriter
Years_active = 1950—2006
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Puchi Balseiro, (Aurea Mercedes Balseiro), November 1 1926 – January 11, 2007 born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, was a "feeling" composer.

Early years

Puchi Balseiro, was born in a district of San Juan, called Santurce, and comes from a dynasty of great musicians and composers of different genres. Her late grandfather was the distinguished Puerto Rican waltz composer: Rafael Balseiro Dávila, also known as: "The King of Waltz". Also, Balseiro's, father was a prominent Puerto Rican composer of danzas, and boleros: Ramón Balseiro Ramos. She was the first woman in the family to follow their steps in the music, yet in different types of music and genres: Bolero & Pop.

ongwriter

She was a natural composer and guitarist. She described her guitar as her best friend, as she used it constantly to compose her songs. Puchi's best known compositions were: "En La Soledad", (In Solitude) and "Tu y mi Canción" (You and my Song). "En la Soledad", was a hit song in the 1970s in the voice of legendary Puerto Rican singer: Tito Rodríguez, although there were previous versions sung by other singers such as: Chucho Avellanet, Julio Angel, and Flor de Loto, among others. In the 1990s, Gilberto Santa Rosa, recorded and hitted this song, and with the help of the digital technology, he performed a duet with the original voice of late Tito Rodríguez. "Tu y mi Canción" was a hit song in the 1950s, in the voices of the Puerto Rican vocal quartet: "Los Hispanos"; this song was also recorded in an instrumental version by the: "Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orquestra", in 2004.

Other talents

She was also a singer, producer, script writer and host of various radio & television shows. In 1970, Puchi, originated, produced, and directed the: "Festivales del "Filin", (The Feeling Festivals). They were concert events that were presented in different theaters and cruise ships on the island. Many singers of those times, were regulars in these spectacles because of their unusual style of interpretation such as, Lucy Fabery, Renee Barrios, Lydia Sosa, and Flor de Loto, among others.

Television

From 1993 to 1994, she produced and hosted her own television show, broadcasted by WIPR-TV, titled: "Usted y mi Mundo" (You and my World). The set was a recreation of a beautiful "Chalet", she owned. It was a very intimate musical show.

Death

In January 11, 2007, she died, and the director of the Puerto Rican Culture Institute, Dr. José Luis Vega, stated: "...Puchi Balseiro's incalculabe cultural legacy, is part of the history of Puerto Rican and Latin American music, and it will serve as a model and good example for future generations of composers...".

ee also

*List of female composers
*List of composers by nationality
*List of singer-songwriters
*List of Puerto Rican songwriters
*Tito Rodriguez
*List of famous Puerto Ricans
*Gilberto Santa Rosa

External links

*http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/portada/coms/balseiro07.htm
*http://www.prpop.org/biografias/p_bios/puchi_balseiro.shtml
*http://www.prpop.org/noticias/ene07/puchi_balseiro_ene26.shtml
*http://www.icp.gobierno.pr/editorial/libros/mar_05/libro_puchibalseiro.htm
*http://www.vocero.com/noticias.asp?n=85786&s=Escenario