Felito Félix (born June 13, 1939) is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and song composer whose musical career has lasted for 69 years.
He has recorded 67 albums.
In addition, he is the composer of the municipal hymn of his hometown, Cidra, Puerto Rico.
Biography
Felito Félix is a native of
Cidra, Puerto Rico
Cidra () is a Cidra barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Cayey, Puerto Rico, Cayey; south of Comerío, Puerto Rico, Comerío and Aguas Buenas, Pu ...
.
In 1976, Félix debuted as an actor, along with Spanish teen musical group
La Pandilla
La Pandilla were a Spanish a teen music group of the 1970s, founded in 1970 by Pepa Aguirre. The group had members of both sexes, unlike most pop groups at the time.
Aguirre's son, daughter, and niece formed the band; later, two more boys were ...
in a movie named "
La Pandilla en Apuros
La Pandilla en Apuros ("La Pandilla is in Trouble") is a 1976 musical teen-comedy film featuring the well known teenage musical group from Spain, La Pandilla.
The film, which was produced by Alfred D. Herger, was recorded at the Condado Vanderbi ...
", an
Alfred D. Herger
Alfred Domingo Herger (born November 4, 1942) is a Puerto Rican television show host and a psychologist. He has been labeled ''the Ed Sullivan of Puerto Rico'' in local media, due to his strong influence on Puerto Rican popular culture and his su ...
production which was filmed in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
.
Félix had been semi-retired from his career as a musician after his wife was diagnosed with cancer; after she died, he made a musical comeback.
Personal
Felito Félix was married for 50 years to Delia Rosa Garces.
See also
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List of Puerto Ricans
This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rican citizens are included, as the governm ...
References
1939 births
Living people
Puerto Rican male actors
20th-century Puerto Rican male singers
20th-century Puerto Rican singers
21st-century Puerto Rican male singers
21st-century Puerto Rican singers
Puerto Rican composers
People from Cidra, Puerto Rico
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