Leocadio Vizcarrondo

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Leocadio Vizcarrondo Delgado (born December 9, 1906 in Juncos , † November 15, 1993 in Bayamón ) was a Puerto Rican musician, arranger and composer .

Vizcarrondo grew up in San Juan and founded the Trío Puerto Rico with Pompillo Rodríguez (Pompo) and Guillermo Ayala (Piliche) in the early 1930s , which was supplemented by the singers Isabelo Rivera , Felix Castrillón and Ernestico . He later expanded it to include the musicians Juanchín Ramírez , Emilio Fuentes , Fernando Pizarro and Nicolás Fuentes to the Septeto Puerto Rico . It was the first Puerto Rican group to get a contract with RCA Victor , where they released albums for seven consecutive years.

In 1936 Vizcarrondo separated from the Septeto Puerto Rico and became, together with Isabelo Rivera, a member of Ladislao Martínez '(Ladí) Conjunto Ladí . When Martínez went to New York, he took over the group that was now called Industria Navidad and finally - cast with Arturo Avilés (Cuatro), Manuel Velázquez (bass guitar and drums), Isabelo Rivera and himself as the singer - as Leocadio Vizcarrondo y su Conjunto occurred.

Composers Rafael Hernández Marín and Pedro Flores Ladislao Martínez and Felipe Rosario Goyco (Don Felo) wrote for the group . Vizcarrondo composed pieces such as Meditación , Corazón ten Valor , Ven , Sin un Amor , Mis Sueños , Equivocación and Te Llamo .

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SURNAME Vizcarrondo, Leocadio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vezcarrondo Delgado, Leocadio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican musician, arranger and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Juncos
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1993
Place of death Bayamón