Anthony Rios
Anthony Ríos ( Florián Antonio Jiménez , born July 17, 1950 in Las Cañitas ; † March 4, 2019 ) was a Dominican singer and composer .
Ríos began his career as a guitarist and singer in Hato Mayor. Here he met Joaquín Jiménez Maxwell , who brought him together with the band leader Johnny Ventura in Santo Domingo. With his band Combo Show , Ríos' first album El sentimental was created in the early 1970s . He then received a ten-year contract with the Kubanay label , with which he recorded ten LPs during this time.
In 1979 he founded the El Sonido Original orchestra with Luis Martí , with whom he recorded two LPs as a soloist for Alga Records . Further albums were made in the 1990s ( Boleros como ayer , 1993; En bachatas , 1996; El gran homenaje a Odilio , 1998). In 1996 he made his cinema debut in the Dominican film Nueva Yol III . He also appeared in television shows such as El Show de Luisito y Anthony , El Show del Mediodía and Cuentos y Cantos .
Ríos composed almost all of his songs himself, and he also composed for singers such as Sophy , Lissette , Yolandita Monge , Fernando Allende and Pastor López .
Web links
- Anthony Rios at Discogs (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rios, Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jiménez, Florián Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican singer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Cañitas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th March 2019 |