Juan Pablo Torres Amaya, known by his
stage name
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Pablo Ríos (26 June 1933 – 10 January 2006), was a Salvadoran
romantic singer.
Biography
Juan Pablo Torres Amaya was born on 26 June 1933 in
Guadeloupe
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,
San Vicente,
El Salvador
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.
At the age of 13, he began his passion of singing to women, generally singing
romantic bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
s,
ballads
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, and
rancheros
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.
He won first place at the Central American and
Caribbean Song Festival
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It is often referred to as the Eur ...
three times in a row, winning the first with his song ''Odio''.
To celebrate 50 years of his music, various radio stations and
Channel 10 aired special programs with his music.
He died to
prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...
on 10 January 2006 in the Zacamil Hospital in
Mejicanos
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Mejicanos is a city located in San Salvador, El Salvador. At the 2009 estimate it had 160,751 inhabitants. It has been characterized by its typical food "Yuca Fri ...
, El Salvador.
Albums
*''52 Años de Romance'' (1999)
References
1933 births
2006 deaths
20th-century Salvadoran male singers
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