Tito Gómez (Puerto Rican singer)
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| Birth name | Humberto Luis Gómez Rivera |
| Born | April 9, 1948 |
| Origin | Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico |
| Died | June 11, 2007 (aged 59) Cali, Colombia |
| Genres | Salsa |
| Years active | 1984–2007 |
Tito Gómez (born Humberto Luis Gómez Rivera, April 9, 1948, in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – June 11, 2007, in Cali, Colombia)[1] was a Puerto Rican salsa singer.
Group career
His musical career started at the age of 15 singing with the Conjunto Antoanetti before joining the
The following year he returned to La Sonora Ponceña where he remained for two years. In 1979 he moved to Venezuela to join La Amistad, a short-lived project with former members of La Dimension Latina. In 1982 he went solo once again and returned to Puerto Rico.
In 1985, he joined Colombian band Grupo Niche, relocated to Colombia, and sang lead vocals with them for eight years.[2]
Solo career and death
He went solo in the early 1990s making seven albums in nine years [2] for Miami-based Musical Productions. His debut Un Nuevo Horizonte included a hit single "Dejala" featuring Tito Rojas.[3]
Gómez's musical career came to a temporary end when he was convicted for transporting
References
- ^ Biografías:Tito Gómez from the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture
- ^ a b c d Los Angeles Times "Tito Gomez, 59; vocalist for popular salsa bands" June 14 2007
- ^ Allmusic "Tito Gomez"
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