Juan Espínola was a Dominican merengue musician in the early 20th century. He is best known for his attempts to bring merengue music to mainstream audiences through

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s and other public venues. These attempts failed during his career due to the risque nature of the merengue

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* 20th-century Dominican Republic musicians Merengue musicians Year of birth missing Possibly living people {{DominicanRepublic-musician-stub