Manolo Monterrey

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Manuel "Manolo" Dagoberto Alemán Monterrey (born March 10, 1914 in Santa Clara , † August 25, 1997 in Caracas ) was a Venezuelan singer and composer of Cuban origin.

Monterrey performed in Cuba until he was 24 years old. In 1938 he moved to Venezuela and founded a trio in Caracas with which he performed Cuban music. During this time he also began to work as a composer. He became known with the radio program El Cronista Pildorín , which he realized with Víctor Saume . With Marucha Henríquez , known as “Perla Negra”, he founded the successful duo La Perla Negra y Manolo .

In 1942 Luis Alfonzo Larrain brought him to his Gran Orquesta de Baile , which u. a. also Ada Alba , Carmen Chirinos , Flor Díaz , Trino Finol , Luisín Landáez , Marco Tulio Maristani , Kiko Mendive , Graciela Naranjo , Juanito Renot , Rafa Robles , Elio Rubio , Leo Rodríguez , Hilda Salazar , Mario Suárez , Carlos Torres , Tony Camargo and Orlando Vallejo belonged to. As a composer he was successful with the song Te caigo a tiros in the version by Luisín Landáez.

In 1945 Monterrey joined as successor to Victor Pérez ' Billo Frómetas Caracas Boys , to which he belonged until the group was dissolved in 1956. He also appeared in programs such as A Gozar Muchachos , Refresco Musical Coca Cola , La Canción Palmolive , Gran Reserva Musical , Fiesta Fabulosa , Variedades Esso and La Caravana Camel between 1945 and 1956 . In 1957 he founded the Los Guaracheros de Manolo group with Rafa Galindo and Stelio Bosch , with which he toured Central America.

After this group broke up, he joined Chucho Sanojas Orquesta de Solistas , where he alternated with singers such as Nelson Pinedo , Kiko Mendive , Pipo Rivas , Daniel Montesdeoca , Baldomero León , Yeyo , Alci Sánchez , Elisa Soteldo , Rafa Galindo , Chico Salas , Víctor Piñero , Víctor Pérez , Héctor Barinas , Alberto Beltrán , Tony Camargo and Paula Bellini . In 1962 the impresario Renato Capriles brought him to the Guaracha group Los Melódicos .

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SURNAME Monterrey, Manolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Inglés Monterrey, Manuel Dagoberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Clara (Cuba)
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1997
Place of death Caracas