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The San Juan 34 is an American sailboat, that was originally designed by Canadian Hein Driehuyzen, modified by Don Clark and first built in 1980. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The San Juan 34 design is a development of the 1975 Crown 34 .
"En mi Viejo San Juan" (In my Old San Juan) is a composition by Puerto Rican composer and singer Noel Estrada. Interpreted by numerous singers and translated into various languages, the song is "widely known around the world". [ 2 ]
Estrada composed "En mi Viejo San Juan" in the 1940s, in New York City. [1] It is Estrada's most popular composition, and is considered a second national anthem by many Puerto Ricans, especially those who live abroad. [2] The City of San Juan honored Estrada as an adopted citizen and would later adopt the song as its official city anthem. [2]
The song has been interpreted by such singers as Danny Rivera and Marco Antonio Muñiz. Another song which became a Puerto Rican Christmas classic was Dame la Mano Paloma (Give me your Hand, Dove) in 1979. [4] From then on Carattini and Los Cantores de San Juan performed sold out functions during every Christmas season up to 2005.
The song became a hit, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960 [1] and No. 17 in Canada. [3] Their only other chart hit was 1962's "My Foolish Heart", which peaked at No. 95 early in 1963. [1] In 1992, The Demensions (with an altered lineup) recorded again for the first time since 1963, releasing Beyond the Rainbow.
Distancias was recorded at Tony Croatto's home studio in Caimito, San Juan from April to June 1976. The album consists of seven songs, all of them based on poems from Juan Antonio Corretjer, including a second version of "En la vida todo es ir". The album also features contributions from José González and Miguel Cubano.
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Controversia is an album by Danny Rivera, Vicente Carattini y Los Cantores de San Juan and Alpha IV. [1] This album was Danny Rivera's first Puerto-Rican-Christmas-Music album. The title song "Controversia" ( Controversy ) is about an argument between Danny and Vicente in which Vicente accuses Danny of stealing Christmas gigs from him by ...