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  2. Preciosa (song) - Wikipedia

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    Preciosa expresses feelings of love and nostalgia for Puerto Rico. It is considered one of the unofficial National Anthems of Puerto Rico [9] The work includes a celebration of the three historical sociological traits that Puerto Ricans attribute to making their current culture and nationalism; the blend of Spanish, African and Taino. The song ...

  3. Pedro Ortiz Dávila - Wikipedia

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    He recorded an album of Puerto Rican patriotic standards with Mario Hernández y el Sexteto Borinquen in the early 1970s, including the songs "El Bambú", "Preciosa'" (using the original lyrics that allude to the United States as a tyrant because of its colonial control of Puerto Rico), "Mi Patria Tiembla" (the latter two composed by Rafael ...

  4. En mi Viejo San Juan - Wikipedia

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    Together with La Borinqueña and Preciosa, "En mi Viejo San Juan" is considered a national anthem by many Puerto Ricans, especially those who live far away from their Caribbean homeland, Puerto Rico. [a] In this context, the song was put in juxtaposition with Anglo songs including America from West Side Story and America by Neil Diamond. [7]

  5. Rafael Hernández Marín - Wikipedia

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    "Mr. Anthony did his version of Preciosa. It may have been the night's most popular love song, precisely because it's not about a woman: it's about a whole island, instead." [11] In 1969, Puerto Rican actor Orlando Rodriguez played Hernandez in the bio-pic El Jibarito Rafael, which was directed by the Mexican actor Julián Soler. [12]

  6. List of songs about Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    This article lists songs about Puerto Rico, set there, or named after a location or feature of the island.. Because Wikipedia is in written rather than audio format, the lyrics and music are usually the most relevant element of each song; so, when adding or editing a song, please list its lyricist(s) and composer(s) if known.

  7. List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs from the 1980s

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    The Hot Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin 50 and Hot Latin Tracks), [1] published in Billboard magazine, is a record chart based on Latin music airplay. The data were compiled by the Billboard chart and research department with information from 70 Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico. [2]

  8. Popular Puerto Rican restaurant temporarily closed after SUV ...

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    One of Rochester’s most popular Puerto Rican restaurants is temporarily closed after an SUV plowed into it late Thursday night. Around 11 p.m., officers from the Rochester Police Department ...

  9. List of Latin songs on the Billboard Hot 100 - Wikipedia

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    A total of 22 singles managed to reach the top 10 and 4 have peaked at number 1. Only 5 Latin songs reached the top 10 between 1958 and 2016. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is the act with the most Latin top 10 entries on the chart, with 11.