Wilson Ramón Torres Zapata "Rawy Torres" is a
Puerto Rican singer, composer, and guitarist, who was a member of the
boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...
,
Menudo.
Biography
Torres joined Menudo in 1989, replacing
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
. Torres gained teen idol status in Latin America when Menudo released the ''
Los Últimos Héroes'' CD. Torres also recorded a Portuguese version for his first album called ''Os Últimos Heróis''.
Torres and bandmate Robert Avellanet both left Menudo in 1991, and almost immediately joined
Euphoria
Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
, that had some success but broke up.
In 1999, Rawy went to Los Angeles, California where he produced and recorded his first solo album called ''Por si de amor se trata''.
Torres then started a bachelor's degree in Business that was completed with honors in 2004 with a major in marketing.
Rawy Torres joined some of his former bandmates in a reunion group that was inspired by the success of ''
El Reencuentro
El Reencuentro was the name that six ex-members of musical group Menudo used for their comeback project remembering Menudo's golden era. Ricky Melendez, Rene Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes, and Charlie Masso re-joined to c ...
'', another group that was composed by six former Menudos from the early 1980s. Torres and his fellow former Menudo bandmates, including Avellanet, named their reunion group ''Los Últimos Héroes.''
Discography
; Studio albums in Spanish (Menudo)
* ''
Los Ultimos Heroes'' CD (1989)
* ''
No me corten el pelo'' (1990)
; Studio albums in Spanish (Euphoria)
* ''Euphoria'' CD (1991)
; Studio albums in Portuguese (Menudo)
* ''
Os Ultimos Herois'' (1990)
COMPILATIONS
* ''
Navidad Boricua'' (2002)
* ''
Navidad Boricua'' (2003)
* ''
Navidad Boricua'' (2004)
SOLO ALBUMS
* ''
Por si de amor se trata'' (1999)
COLLABORATIONS (As Producer)
* ''
Por si de amor se trata'' (1999)
* ''
Mary Ann'' (2006)
* ''
Valentina Moure'' (2010)
COLLABORATIONS (As Songwriter)
* ''
Por si de amor se trata'' (1999)
* ''
Lourdes Robles
Lourdes Robles is a singer-songwriter and actress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her career started in the early 1980s as part of duo Lourdes y Carlos, releasing two albums. The duo split and Robles began a solo career, acting in "Barrio Cuatro C ...
'' (2000)
* ''
Mary Ann'' (2006)
Filmography
Theater
Tours
*''
Los Ultimos Heroes Tour'' (1989–9090)
*''
No me corten el pelo Tour'' (1990–1991)
*''
Por si de amor se trata Tour'' (1999–2001)
*''
Los Ultimos Heroes Tour'' (2003–2005)
References
External links
Rawy Torres Official SiteRawy Torres (Video La Razon)Prpop.org
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Living people
Puerto Rican male composers
Puerto Rican guitarists
Menudo (band) members
20th-century Puerto Rican male singers
People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
American performers of Christian music
Puerto Rican pop singers
American male guitarists
21st-century Puerto Rican male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)