Marco Antonio Muñiz Vega (born 3 March 1933) is a Mexican singer from

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. Known across Latin America, he also acted in the 1965 film '' Sinful'' (

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: El Pecador). He belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Early life and career

Muñiz was born in

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. From an early age, he showed musical talent. He first acquired notoriety in the 50s as part of the trio Los Tres Ases, with whom he recorded many hits until he decided to embark on a solo career in 1960. Muñiz's first album was a tribute to singers of other eras. It was titled "Aquellas Canciones!" ("Those Songs!"), and it was released in 1956. That was the first of close to 80 albums, all of which he recorded under the BMG or RCA Internacional labels.

Career in the 60s

In 1965, he began an uninterrupted streak of years traveling to

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's Caribe Hilton Hotel in

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around

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, to offer concerts there. (At one time, Muñiz claimed he was such a regular at the hotel that he could figure his way out of any of the hotel's suites and out of the facility blindfolded). This lasted close to thirty years. Muñiz has since returned for yearly shows at the Caribe Hilton, this time around

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Releases

Among the albums recorded by Muñiz are ''Marco Antonio Muñiz con Los Trovadores del Caribe'' which was his fourth album, ''Mi Novia es Guadalajara!'' (Guadalajara is my Girlfriend!), which was his fifth, '' Salsa a la Manera de...'' (Salsa, Marco Antonio's Way..., which represented his first foray into the Salsa rhythm), 1991's ''Mi Borinquén Querido'' (My Dear Borinquen, where he paid homage to Puerto Rican folklore music), a 1993 dedication to

Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ...

, and a 1997 album and CD which was dedicated to José Alfredo Jiménez. His extensive solo career includes top 40 hit chart singles across Latin America such as "Voy a Cambiar Mi Corazón" by singer/composer Miguel Poventud. He is an international artist with fans in Brazil and Poland.

Personal life

In 1987, Muñiz married Jessica Munguia de Muñiz. He has seven children, 5 sons and 2 daughters.

References

External links

Polish page about Marco Antonio Muniz
1933 births Living people Mexican male singers Singers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners {{Mexico-singer-stub