José Nogueras (born 1951,

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) is a composer, music producer, singer, guitarist, and performer of modern-day Puerto Rican music.

Early years

At the age of eight, he came to reside in the city of

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, during his school years, between the ages of 8 and 16 participating in countless musical groups.
Nogueras began composing at the age of 17 and made his professional debut with the release of ''Salsa Estival''. Nogueras achieved success collaborating with

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on "Amada Mía".

Career

Nogueras' songs have also been performed by

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, Olga Tanon,

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, Lourdes Robles,

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, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Johnny Albino, and

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. In 2017 Nogueras released his salsa album called ''José Nogueras Con Su Salsa'' as a tribute to

. The album featured Feliciano himself and musical arrangements by Feliciano's musical director, Luis García. In July 2007 he participated in "Cosa Nuestra", a retrospective of Puerto Rican music and culture from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, in which he performed along with Dagmar, Otilio Warrington, Nano Cabrera and

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. Nogueras is still producing songs for himself and other artists. Nogueras has established a tradition of producing a new album every Christmas season. His 39th consecutive Christmas studio album ''Siempre Alegre'' was released in December 2018. In March 2019 he released the hit "Que se vaya lo malo y Que venga lo bueno" as a duo with

Discography

*1979 - ''José Nogueras'' *1981 - ''Salsa Estival'' *1983 - ''Recientemente'' *1984 - ''Imaginando'' *1986 - ''Versos de Nuestra Cultura'' featuring

*1987 - ''Vas a vivir en mi'' *1987 - ''Ser Boricua Es Un Honor'' *1988 - ''Musica Criolla To el Año'' *1989 - ''Canciones De Vellonera'' *1989 - ''Pueblo unido'' *1991 - ''Mi mejor regalo'' *1994 - ''Tiempo nuevo''

Personal life

His parents are José Nogueras Chapel from the town of Añasco and Milka Vega Soto from the city of San Sebastián del Pepino, His father had an extraordinary talent for poetry.
In 2006, he received a liver transplant after suffering from acute cirrhosis and cancer, and was able to begin performing again in 2007. Over the past few years he has published two books about positive living.

References

External links

José Nogueras official website

José Nogueras on Twitter
Living people Musicians from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male composers Puerto Rican guitarists 20th-century Puerto Rican male singers 20th-century Puerto Rican singers Puerto Rican male singer-songwriters Liver transplant recipients 1951 births {{composer-stub