Tito Gómez (other)
Tito Gómez may refer to: *Tito Gómez (Cuban singer) (1920–2000) *Tito Gómez (Puerto Rican singer) (1948–2007), Puerto Rican salsa singer *Tito Gómez (painter) Tito Gómez (born Juan Antonio Gómez Gutiérrez in 1953 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban painter. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" and then the "Instituto de Diseno", both in Havana. At the latter he won the graphic a ...

Tito Gómez (Cuban Singer)
Tito Gómez (born José Antonio Tenreiro Gómez; January 30, 1920 in Havana, Cuba – 16 October 2000) was a Cuban singer. In 1938, he won a music contest in his native Cuba, called ''La Corte Suprema del Arte'' (The Supreme Court of Art). Shortly afterwards, he joined the ''Sevilla Biltmore Orquestra'' and in 1939, he began singing for ''Orquesta Riverside''. His breakthrough came with the hit "Vereda Tropical". In the 1970s, he was part of a group called ''Orquesta Jorrín'', led by Enrique Jorrín Enrique Jorrín ( Candelaria, Pinar del Río, December 25, 1926 - Havana, December 12, 1987) was a Cuban charanga violinist, composer and music director. He is considered the inventor of the '' cha-cha-chá'', a popular style of ballroom music de ..., inventor of the '' cha-cha-chá''. External links * allmusic page 20th-century Cuban male singers 1920 births 2000 deaths Orquesta Riverside members {{Cuba-singer-stub ...
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Tito Gómez (Puerto Rican Singer)
Tito Gómez (born Humberto Luis Gómez Rivera April 9, 1948 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – died June 11, 2007 in Cali, Colombia) was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Group career His musical career started at the age of 15 singing with the Conjunto Antoanetti before joining the Sonora Ponceña as co-lead vocalist in 1967. In 1973 Ponceña trumpeter Joe Rodriguez, percussionist Mikey Ortiz and Gómez broke away and formed La Terrifica. Later, Gómez joined Ray Barretto's band sharing vocal duties with Ruben Blades most notably on the 1975 ''Barretto'' album. by Gómez and Ruben Blades. The following year he returned to La Sonora Ponceña where he remained for two years. In 1979 he moved to Venezuela to join La Amistad, a short-lived project with former members of La Dimension Latina. In 1982 he went solo once again and returned to Puerto Rico. In 1985, he joined Colombian band Grupo Niche, relocated to Colombia, and sang lead vocals with them for eight years. Solo career and deat ...
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