Raynier Casamayor Griñán
Raynier Casamayor Griñán (* 1975 in Santiago de Cuba ), known as El Médico ('The Doctor'), is a Cuban musician and practicing doctor .
Life
He began his music career while studying medicine, which he took up in 1993 at the University of Santiago de Cuba , his hometown. With two friends he founded the group Garganta de Fuego (Fire Throat). In 2002 he graduated as a general practitioner. He is a co-founder of Cuban reggaeton (also called Cubatón ) alongside Candyman , Mey Vidal , La Familia , Control Cubano . From 2005 he had success in Spain, especially with his song Chupa Chupa , recorded by Warner Music , which reached number 8 on the Spanish singles chart. In Cuba, El Médico is a star of reggaeton, but due to the low media presence, he is relatively unknown as a person. In his music video for Pin Pon , typical stylistic elements of the genre are satirized, instead of driving in a car, El Médico rides a bicycle through the streets of his hometown.
Discography (selection)
- Chupa Chupa (2005), single
- Pin Pon (2008), single
- Yo lo vi (2008), single
- Miss Fatty (2008), single
Movie
In 2011, the Swedish director Daniel Fridell shot the documentary El Médico - The Cubatón Story about Casamayor , at the center of which is the private and social conflict between the continuation of his medical practice, which is close to his heart, and the commercialization of his career as a musician, which is supported by his European music producer stands.
Web links
- El Médico at Discogs (English)
- LatinoBuzz: Interview with El Médico, a rapper, doctor, and star of El Médico: The Cubatón Story, playing at the New York International Latino Film Festival , in: Indie Wire , August 15, 2012 (English)
- Article with photo
- El Médico - The Cubatón Story on the website of the production company Röde Orm Film (English)
- Raynier Casamayor Grinan - own channel on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Variedades - Médico con el Reggaetón . ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. El Nuevo Diario
- ↑ Variedades - Médico con el Reggaetón . ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. El Nuevo Diario
- ↑ El Médico - The Cubatón story ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on the website of the Austrian film distribution company Schröder Media, accessed on August 17, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casamayor Griñán, Raynier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El Médico (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Cuba |