Biography: Pedro Amorim, Pedro Ayala, Pedro Caetano, Pedro Conga, Pedro Fernandez, Pedro Flores, Pedro Guerra, Pedro Hietanen, Pedro Infante, Pedro J. González,

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Pedro Amorim Biography, Photos, Pictures

Influenced by Jacob do Bandolim, Pedro Amorim took the mandolin and dedicated himself to the choro genre He debuted as a member of the Nó em Pingo D’Água, with which he recorded for the first time in a Funarte album dedicated to the centennial of João Pernambuco, in 1993

Accordionist Pedro Ayala was one of the respected performers of norteño and conjunto music, playing music from the time he was a young child Although he originally preferred the guitar, he decided to concentrate on the accordion after his accordionist brother Francisco was murdered in 1928

Pedro Caetano Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pedro Caetano composed with major names of MPB (Brazilian popular music), such as the influential sete cordas (seven-string guitar player) Claudionor Cruz, Pixinguinha, Noel Rosa, and Alcir Pires Vermelho

Though many of salsa and Latin jazz music’s most successful bandleaders have been congueros and percussionists, the majority fell from public notice when the salsa market waned in the mid- to late ’80s

Pedro Fernandez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mexican flautist Pedro Fernandez was a child prodigy who became famous for his performance of the theme song to the movie La Nina de La Mochila Azul, in which he also appeared

Pedro Flores Biography, Photos, Pictures

Leader of one of Puerto Rico’s most famous orchestras during the 1930s and early ’40s, Pedro Flores also wrote several of the best-loved anthems by Puerto Rican and Cuban artists, including the legendary bolero “Perdón,” “Amor Perdido,” “Obsesion,” and “Despedida

Pedro Guerra Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer/songwriter Pedro Guerra began composing his own music at the age of 14, becoming a singer two years later At the age of 18 the young artist moved from Güímar to La Laguna, getting quickly involved in the local music scene

Pedro Hietanen Biography, Photos, Pictures

Hietanen is one of several Finnish groups (including JPP) to absorb and celebrate the Latin American sounds of Tango With its catchy accordian playing, Hietanen’s album, simply entitled Tango, has become a hit

Pedro Infante Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer and actor Pedro Infante was born in the bosom of a modest Mexican family, learning basic music knowledge from his father, musician Delfino Infante García, and inspiring loving care from his mother, Refugio Cruz

Pedro J. González Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pedro J Gonzalez had an important role in Mexican-American music of the twentieth century, as both a performer and, to a greater extent, a popularizer of the style His greatest musical accomplishment was founding Los Madrugadores, which with various personnel recorded constantly during the 1930s, becoming one of the most popular Mexican-American recording acts of the period