Víctor Víctor (born Víctor José Víctor Rojas; 11 December 1948 – 16 July 2020) was a Dominican guitarist, singer and composer. Víctor was born in

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to José Víctor (father) and Avelina Rojas (mother). He was the founder of the Nueva Forma musical group in the 1970s. Many of the major Dominican singers of the time period had song composed by Victor, including Wilfrido Vargas and Juan Luis Guerra. It was through his own music activity that a composition of his in 1991 became international popular and resulted in him conducting tours throughout the Spanish-speaking world. He was also one of the first Dominican artists to travel to

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, when this type of travel was not allowed by the Dominican government. In 2007 he recorded an album with social-themed songs titled ''Verde y Negro'' as a tribute to the freedom fighters of the Dominican people. Víctor died from

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during the

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on 16 July 2020 at a hospital in

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, aged 71.Muere por coronavirus el popular cantautor dominicano Víctor Víctor

Discography

*''Álbum Rojo'' (1973) *''Chile Vive'' (1974) *''Neruda Raíz y Geografía'' (1974) *''Cotidiano'' (1975) *''Con Sus Flores y Sus Vainas'' (1976) *''En Son de Felicidad'' (with Francis Santana) (1982) *''Artistas por la Paz / Cara o Cruz'' (with José Antonio Rodríguez) (1986) *''Flamboyán'' (1987) *''Inspiraciones'' (1990) *''Tu Corazón'' (1993) *''Un Chin de Veneno'' (1994) *''Alma de Barrio'' (1994) *''Cajita de Música'' (1996) *''Recuento I'' (1998) *''Pisando Rayas'' (2001) *''Bachata Entre Amigos'' (2006) *''Verde y Negro ''(2007) *''Rojo Rosa'' (2009)

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* 1948 births 2020 deaths Dominican Republic guitarists Male singer-songwriters Dominican Republic singer-songwriters Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic Bachata musicians White Dominicans {{DominicanRepublic-musician-stub