Biography: Tomas Mendez, Tomasito, Tommy Olivencia, Tommy Torres, Tonico e Tinoco, Tonny Tun Tun, Toño Rosario, Toño Ruiz, Tontxu, Tony de la Rosa,

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Tomas Mendez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Songwriter Tomas Mendez is best known for penning the Mexican standards “Cucurrucucu Paloma” and “Paloma Negra” Working primarily in a mariachi vein, Mendez was a fairly prolific composer, but achieved his greatest success with 1954’s “Cucurrucucu Paloma,” which was a smash hit for Lola Beltran and later recorded by countless others, including Julio Iglesias

Spanish troubadour Tomasito (born Tomás Moreno Romero) made his debut in a televised show in December 1986, performing live around his native Spain soon after The talented contemporary flamenco singer and dancer started touring the world in 1989 along with Paco Peña, releasing his first solo album called Torrotrón in 1994

Tommy Olivencia Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer and bandleader Tommy Olivencia was a pioneer in the evolution of Puerto Rican salsa music His legendary backing combo, la Primerisima, was the launching pad for future stars including Frankie Ruiz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Marvin Santiago

Tommy Torres Biography, Photos, Pictures

Talented Latin producer Tommy Torres became a solo artist with the release of a self-titled album on June 19, 2001 Puerto Rican-born Tommy Torres learned how to play violin and keyboards at a young age and started composing while attending high school

Tonico e Tinoco Biography, Photos, Pictures

The duo Tonico e Tinoco, formed by brothers João Salvador Pérez (Tonico) and José Pérez (Tinoco), was highly influential and shaped, in great extent, other duos in the “caipira” (hillbilly) genre

Tonny Tun Tun Biography, Photos, Pictures

After working for merengue star Elvis Crespo and Grupo Mania, Puerto Rican Tonny Tún Tún (born Antonio Castro) decided to start a solo career, making his debut with the release of Caminando in 1999

Toño Rosario Biography, Photos, Pictures

The one-time leader of the merengue band Los Hermanos Rosario, Toño Rosario began a successful solo career in 1990 A native of the Dominican Republic, he formed the band in 1978 with his brother, and despite the group’s success during the 1980s, Rosario moved to Puerto Rico and began his solo career with 1991’s Atado a Ti

Mostly known as hard rock Coda’s lead guitarist, Mexican Toño Ruiz began playing his favorite instrument at the age of 15, learning different techniques from Héctor Castañon and composition from Mario Santos

Singer/songwriter Tontxu (born J Antonio Ipiña) got involved in music after composing his first song at the age of 11, later becoming a radio station programmer and announcer

Tony de la Rosa Biography, Photos, Pictures

Norteno music veteran Tony De La Rosa was one of the first bandleaders to add drums and amplification to the tradition-bound conjunto style De la Rosa was born in 1931 in Sarita, TX, and began playing a double-row squeezebox accordion at the age of 11

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