Gilberto Santa Rosa

Gilberto Santa Rosa (2011)

Gilberto Santa Rosa (born August 21, 1962 in Carolina , Puerto Rico ), also known as El caballero de la salsa (Spanish. The gentleman of salsa ), is a salsa and bolero musician .

Life

Gilberto Santa Rosa was born in 1962 in the city of Carolina in northern Puerto Rico. He received his school education there and also found his interest in music there. As a teenager he took part in his first concert in 1976 and made his first studio recordings as a background singer for the Mario Ortiz Orchestra . A short time later he was recruited as a lead singer for the music group La Grande Orchestra . He stayed in the band for two years and met Elias Lopes there , who helped him develop and shape his singing skills. He was part of the orchestras Tommy Olivencia, Willie Rosario and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, with whom he recorded several albums.

Awards

On September 29, 2008, he received the Latin Grammy in the Salsa category for his album Contraste in New Jersey .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Latin
1993	Nace Aqui	-	Latin31 × 2 Double platinum (13 weeks)Latin
1994	De Cara Al Viento	-	Latin22nd platinum (9 weeks)Latin
1995	En Vivo Desde El Carnegie Hall	-	Latin8th × 2 Double platinum (12 weeks)Latin
1996	Esencia	-	Latin12 platinum (20 weeks)Latin
1997	De Corazon	-	Latin13 platinum (11 weeks)Latin
1999	Expression	-	Latin2 × 2 Double platinum (56 weeks)Latin
2001	Intenso	-	Latin13 platinum (44 weeks)Latin
2002	Vice versa	US181 (3 weeks) US	Latin2 platinum (24 weeks)Latin
2003	Solo bolero	-	Latin40 platinum (27 weeks)Latin
2004	Autentico	US195 (1 week) US	Latin3 (15 weeks) Latin
2005	Asi Es Nuestra Navidad	-	Latin11 (6 weeks) Latin	with El Gran Combo
2006	Directo Al Corazon	US188 (1 week) US	Latin10 (10 weeks) Latin
2007	Contrasts	-	Latin12 platinum (25 weeks)Latin
2008	Una Navidad Con Gilberto	-	Latin6 (12 weeks) Latin
	El Caballero de La Salsa: La Historia Tropical ...	-	Latin15th gold (21 weeks)Latin
2009	Lo Mejor De Gilberto En La Navidades	-	Latin10 (9 weeks) Latin
2010	Irrepetible	-	Latin3 gold (31 weeks)Latin
2012	Gilberto Santa Rosa	-	Latin13 (12 weeks) Latin
2013	Canciones de Amor: Love Songs	-	Latin34 (5 weeks) Latin
	Frente A Frente	-	Latin53 (4 weeks) Latin
2015	Necesito Un Bolero	-	Latin3 (16 weeks) Latin
2019	En Buena Compania	-	Latin40 (1 week) Latin	with Victor Garcia & La Sonora Sanjuanera
	40 ... y Contando: En Vivo Desde Puerto Rico	-	Latin29 (2 weeks) Latin

More albums

• Good Vibrations (1986)
• Keeping Cool !! (1987)
• De Amor y Salsa (1988)
• Salsa en ... Movimiento (1988)
• Punto de Vista (1990, US:Platinum (latin))
• Perspectiva (1991, US:× 2Double platinum (Latin) )
• A Dos Tiempos de un Tiempo (1992, US:Platinum (latin))
• Salsa Sinfónica en Vivo Teatro Teresa Carreño (1998)
• Romántico (2000) (2CD)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Latin
1986	Sin un amor Good Vibrations	Latin22 (19 weeks) Latin
	Cantante de cartel Good Vibrations	Latin40 (3 weeks) Latin
1987	Manana al medio dia Good Vibrations	Latin43 (2 weeks) Latin
	No Me la LLame Mas	Latin41 (2 weeks) Latin
1988	Toda La Noche Oliendo A Ti	Latin31 (5 weeks) Latin
	Tu De Amor Y Salsa	Latin13 (13 weeks) Latin
1989	Dejame Sentirte De Amor Y Salsa	Latin27 (6 weeks) Latin
	Un Poco Mas De Amor Y Salsa	Latin38 (1 week) Latin
	Tengo Una Muneca Salsa En ... Movimiento	Latin15 (13 weeks) Latin
1990	Para Decir Te Amo Salsa En ... Movimiento	Latin19 (8 weeks) Latin
	Vivir Sin Ella Punto De Vista	Latin13 (10 weeks) Latin
1991	Perdoname Punto De Vista	Latin11 (9 weeks) Latin
	De Cualquier Manera Punto De Vista	Latin25 (6 weeks) Latin
	Impaciencia Punto De Vista	Latin18 (7 weeks) Latin
1992	Conciencia Perspectiva	Latin14 (15 weeks) Latin
	Vino Tinto Perspectiva	Latin33 (5 weeks) Latin
	En La Soledad A Dos Tiempos De Un Tiempo	Latin19 (9 weeks) Latin
1993	Sin Voluntad Nace Aquí	Latin15 (9 weeks) Latin
1994	Buscame Nace Aquí	Latin19 (6 weeks) Latin
	Me Volvieron A Hablar De Ella Nace Aquí	Latin27 (10 weeks) Latin
	Te Propongo De Cara Al Viento	Latin36 (2 weeks) Latin
1995	Suenos Son De Cara Al Viento	Latin40 (1 week) Latin
1997	No Quiero Na 'Regala'o Escencia	Latin10 (7 weeks) Latin
	Yo No Te Pido Escencia	Latin14 (9 weeks) Latin
	Esas Lagrimas Escencia	Latin32 (3 weeks) Latin
	Peligro Escencia	Latin27 (4 weeks) Latin
1998	Que Se Lo Lleve El Rio De Corazon	Latin14 (7 weeks) Latin
	Esa Parte De Mi (Perdona) De Corazon	Latin8 (9 weeks) Latin
1999	Dejate Querer Expresión	Latin4 (17 weeks) Latin
2000	Que Alguien Me Diga Expresión	Latin1 (38 weeks) Latin
2001	Pero No Me Ama Intenso	Latin7 (26 weeks) Latin
	Pueden Decir Intenso	Latin3 (26 weeks) Latin
2002	La Agarro Bajando Intenso	Latin4 (26 weeks) Latin
	Por Mas Que Intento Viceversa	Latin5 (24 weeks) Latin
2003	Un Monton De Estrellas Viceversa	Latin18 (12 weeks) Latin
	Si Te Dijeron Viceversa	Latin5 (26 weeks) Latin
	Un Amor Para La Historia Solo Bolero	Latin24 (23 weeks) Latin
2004	Sombra Loca Auténtico	Latin19 (13 weeks) Latin
2005	Ensename A Vivir Sin Ti Auténtico	Latin37 (5 weeks) Latin
2006	Los Hombres Tienen La Culpa Los Cocorocos	Latin39 (7 weeks) Latin	with Don Omar
2008	Conteo Regresivo Contraste	Latin7 (28 weeks) Latin
	No Te Vayas Contrasts	Latin28 (15 weeks) Latin
2009	Me Gustan Las Navidades	Latin39 (2 weeks) Latin
	La Fiesta No Es Para Feos	Latin42 (1 week) Latin
	Llego El Amor Contraste	Latin41 (8 weeks) Latin
2010	Vivir Sin Ti Irrepetible	Latin50 (1 week) Latin
2012	Estas Ahi? Gilberto Santa Rosa	Latin27 (10 weeks) Latin

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Latin
2002	La Salsa Vive	Latin22 (12 weeks) Latin	Tito Nieves feat. Celia Cruz , Gilberto Santa Rosa, Cheo Feliciano & Ismael Miranda

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

• Literature by and about Gilberto Santa Rosa in the catalog of the German National Library
• Gilberto Santa Rosa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official Homepage (Spanish)
• September 29, 2008 Latin Grammy Salsa (Spanish)