Pedro Francisco Rodríguez Sosa (born November 14, 1980), known professionally as Pedro Capó, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a grandson of singer

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and former Miss Puerto Rico Irma Nydia Vázquez. He studied at Colegio Calasanz in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Biography

Pedro picked up the guitar at an early age and quickly became proficient in the instrument, later playing guitar in and becoming the main voice of the group Marka Registrada. Pedro resided in New York, where he starred in musical productions including:

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's production of ''The Sweet Spot'' (New York City) and the Off-Broadway hit musical production of ''CELIA: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz''. He has also starred in the films ''Shut Up And Do It'' and '' Paraiso Travel'', which is directed by Simón Brand and co-stars

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. In 2009, he performed a duet with popular Mexican singer

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called " Estoy Enamorado" from her new album '' Primera Fila'' and another duet with the Puerto Rican singer Kany García called "Si Tú Me Lo Pides". In 2017, Capó joined multiple artists such as

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, and

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's " Almost Like Praying". All proceeds from the song benefited the Hispanic Federation and its efforts to help those in Puerto Rico affected by

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. In 2018, after much time in the acting industry, Capó returned to music with a single called "

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". After

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joined him for the remix, the music video became a huge success with more than 2.5 billion views on YouTube as of May 2022. The singer was also awarded his first

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for Best Long Form Music Video for "Pedro Capó: En Letra de Otro".

Discography

* ''Fuego y Amor'' (2007) * '' Pedro Capó'' (2009) * ''Aquila'' (2014) * ''En Letra de Otro'' (2017) * ''Munay'' (2020) * ''La Neta'' (2022) * ''La carretera'' (2025)

Awards

Capó has won two ASCAP Awards, for "Fiebre de Amor" (2013) and "La Mordidita" (2016). He has also won 3

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including Song of the Year for "

Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capo, Pedro 1980 births Living people Colegio San José alumni Latin Grammy Award winners Latin music songwriters Latin pop singers Singers from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male singer-songwriters Sony Music Latin artists 21st-century American singer-songwriters