Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Felipe Rodríguez

Artist: Felipe Rodríguez
LP: Insaciable
Song: "Alma"[ listen ]

Commonly known as Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez, Felipe was the most popular male singer in Puerto Rico in the 1950s. You can read about his life and career here and watch a wonderful video clip here where "The Voz" performs "Sigue Lloviendo" with a smart-looking trio while an elderly gentleman resembling Albert Finney in the late 1980s looks on.

[ Felipe "La Voz" Rodríguez: May 8, 1926 — May 26, 1999 ]

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