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Davilita
Singer and composer
Full Name: Pedro Secundino Ortiz Dávila
Date Of Birth: May 21, 1912
Place Of Birth: Barrio Pueblo Nuevo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Death: July 8, 1986, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Davilita is revered as a legendary figure of the Antillean popular songbook. In 1970 he was officially declared National Singer of Puerto Rico, a distinction with which his consecration and grandeur were sealed. He went down in history as the most important interpreter of the authorial legacy of Rafael Hernandez and, along with Daniel Santos, that of Pedro Flores. This unrepeatable artist was of very humble origin. His...