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Fenay Cruz’s son Charlie was born in Puerto Rico and raised in the US At a young age, while living in New Jersey, Charlie Cruz was strongly influenced by salsa Soon the enthusiastic teenager started participating as a vocalist in his father’s band
Puerto Rican singer/actor Charlie Massó joined teen pop sensation Menudo in 1982 while studying music, soon topping the charts with his song “La Chispa de la Vida” Massó left the group after a performance at Hiram Bithorn stadium in 1987, being replaced by Ralph Rodríguez
The older brother of Eddie Palmieri, Charlie Palmieri was every bit as gifted a pianist as his sibling, very percussive and responsive to rhythm while also flashing florid passages that were clearly the product of a classical education
Colombian Latin pop singer Charlie Zaa began his career while participating in tropical acts Grupo Niche and Guayacán He started as a soloist with the release of Sentimientos in 1996, and became a bolero performer, singing classics from prominent Latin American artists such as Olimpo Cárdenas and Julio Jaramillo
Charly García is one of the most talented and influential figures of Argentine and Latin rock He composed many generational hymns and was always obsessed with expanding the boundaries of pop music and the musician’s role itself
Spanish spitfire Charo is instantly recognizable with her big blonde hair, her tight and flamboyant clothes that leave little of her voluptuous figure to the imagination, and most of all, her jubilant, jiggling “coochie, coochie” (an interjection that Charo, with a laugh, admits has no real meaning) spoken with a thick Castilian accent
Latin singer, actress, and TV host Charytín was born in the Dominican Republic, moving to Puerto Rico in 1974 Known as La Rubia de America (America’s Blond), the multi-talented artist hosted a popular talk show, called Ahora Charytín, during the ’90s
The nine-member Tejano group Los Chavalozz formed in 1994, building a fanbase on the strength of their appearances in support of La Tropa F, Jay Perez, David Lee Garza and others
The best and longest preserved of the Mexican cancion ranchera singers, Chavela Vargas began singing rather late in life — past the age of thirty — but continued well into old age, charming audiences until she was well into her 70s
Beginning in the late ’80s, Chayanne, one of Latin pop’s premier heartthrobs, sustained a bountiful hitmaking career as a balladeer and even found time to pursue an acting career on the side