Jorge Arraiza (born June 27, 1970 in

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) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the

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of the

Rock en Español Rock en español () is a term used widely in the English-speaking world to refer to any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals. Compared to English-speaking bands, very few acts reached worldwide success or between Spanish-speaking countrie ...

band

Fiel a la Vega Fiel a La Vega is a Rock en Español band from Puerto Rico formed in 1994. The band consisted of members Tito Auger and Ricky Laureano (vocals and guitars), who come from the northern city of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, along with brothers Pedro and ...

Biography

Jorge Arraiza is one of the sons of Manuel Arraiza and Eneida González. When he was 12 years old, he received an acoustic

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and, pressed by his brother José, develops an interest for the

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. At this time, he also starts listening to

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becoming a huge fan of

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whom he credits as his biggest influence. In 1986, he formed a band with his cousin Milo called ''Crossroads''. His intention was to play music of the 1960s and the 1970s, but singer

Tito Auger Alfonso "Tito" Auger Vega (born 3 March 1968, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician best known for being the lead singer of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Auger is also the band's main songwriter, together with Ricky ...

wanted to focus on

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hits. The band shortly disbanded and Arraiza kept on working with his brothers (José and

Pedro Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

) forming a band called ''Los Arraiza Voladores'' in 1989, also with cousin Milo. In 1994, he reunited with

and

Ricky Laureano Ricky Laureano (born August 3, 1969) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the guitarist and one of the main songwriters of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Biography Ricky Laureano met Tito Auger in the late 80s. Together ...

to form the band

. The band quickly achieved great success on the island releasing several radio hits and winning several awards. In 2010, Jorge graduated cooking school at Ana G Mendez University and has alternated between cooking jobs and gigs with Fiel a la Vega, as well as featuring with Good Acoustics (an acoustic cover band) with his brother Pedro. In 2016, Los Arraiza Voladores released their CD "Blues Gobierno y Otros Males Sociales" recorded and produced by Ricky Laurerano. In July 2020, Field a la Vega held a virtual concert with half a million viewers in attendance. As of 2020, Fiel a la Vega has released five studio albums, three live albums (one acoustic, one symphonic, one electric) and two concert DVDs, as well as having filled every venue in the island.

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Fiel a la Vega Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arraiza, Jorge 1970 births Living people People from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican guitarists Fiel a la Vega members Musicians from San Juan, Puerto Rico

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