Mundito Espinal
Rafael Edmundo "Mundito" Espinal Hernández (born September 3, 1934 in La Romana ; † August 12, 2015 ) was a Dominican journalist , presenter and composer .
Espinal left the Dominican Republic with his parents, who opposed the Trujillo dictatorship , at the age of thirteen. In New York he became a member of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano .
From 1971 he produced the radio program De todo un poco , later with his wife Milagros Gracía the television program of the same name. As a composer, he became known with songs such as Salsa pa tu lechón , Llegó Navidad , Consejos de Navidad and Llegó Nochebuena otra vez . Nada and Viejo amigo were recorded by Anthony Ríos , Un imposible by Camboy Estévez , Piénsalo and La noche está triste by Fernando Casado and Mayra by Fernando Villalona .
Espinal suffered from complications from diabetes in old age and died of pulmonary edema at the age of eighty.
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- Listin Diario, August 12, 2015: Fallce el comunicador y compositor Mundito Espinal
- acento, August 12, 2015: Fallce periodista y compositor Mundito Espinal
- Diario Libre Revista, August 14, 2015: “Mundito Espinal vivió Como hablaba…”
- Mundito Espinal at Allmusic (English)
- Mundito Espinal at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espinal, Mundito |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espinal Hernández, Rafael Edmundo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican journalist, presenter and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Romana |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2015 |