Víctor "Papo" Román (born December 12, 1957, in

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) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the

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of the

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band Fiel a la Vega.

Biography and career

Papo Román is the son of Víctor Román and Juanita Rodríguez. Since he was 12 years old, he started developing an interest in music. His first teacher was his friend Miguel Nieto. After years of practicing and with the influences of Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Román started playing with several groups like Orquesta La Preferida, La Sónica, Maso Rivera, Tavín Pumarejo, and Orquesta La Innovacián, among others. In 1996, when Fiel a la Vega was completing the recording of their first album,

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Ricky Laureano Ricky Laureano (born August 3, 1969) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the guitarist and one of the main songwriters of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Biography Ricky Laureano met Tito Auger in the late 80s. Together ...

(who was Román's

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at the time) invited Román to play

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in the song "

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". After that, they invited Román to play the songs "El Wanabí" and "Las Flores de Emilio" in their first concert. The latter was the first song of the set and after five songs, the band noticed that Román was still playing with them. The band liked it so much that they decided to include Román in the band. The band's first album quickly achieved great success in the island releasing several radio hits and winning several awards. As of 2007, the band released four studio albums with Román. On October 11, 2006, Román communicated with a letter to the fans and the press that he will be quitting the band after ten years. He stated that, despite not regretting the time spent with the band, he needed to slow down and dedicate time to his family. Román is the father of six children, two of them teenage daughters.

External links

Fiel a la Vega Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Papo 1957 births Living people People from Dorado, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican percussionists Fiel a la Vega members

Biography and career

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