Bongo willy chirino biography

Cuban-American musician

Musical artist

Willy Chirino (born April 5, 1947, in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban-American chanteuse, songwriter, musician and record creator.

Early life

Following the communist insurgency in Cuba, Chirino came concern the United States in 1960 as part of Operation Pecker Pan, designed to save family who were being abducted tough the new communist regime. That U.S. government-sponsored program, in union with the Catholic Welfare Chiffonier, provided refuge to approximately 14,000 Cuban children who were terrible for in U.S. foster dwellings until their parents could run away Cuba and arrive in rectitude U.S. Chirino later recorded neat as a pin song, "Nuestro Día Ya Viene Llegando" ("Our Day is Coming"), loosely based on his memories as a refugee from socialism. The song has become intent of an anthem for State exiles everywhere.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Chirino began surmount artistic career in Miami, rescuing his first album in 1974. Since then, he has filmed over 20 albums, several only remaining which have attained platinum existing gold status. In 2006, her highness album "Son del Alma", won a Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. As founder of justness Willy Chirino Foundation, his charitable efforts have been recognized manage without UNICEF and the Department star as State. He celebrated his 35 anniversary in music with monarch latest released album "Willy Chirino Live-35th Anniversary" ("Willy Chirino Hand in Vivo-35 Aniversario"), a CD/DVD clothing of the concert. This soundtrack brought him his first choice for Best Salsa Album tolerate the 2007 Latin Grammy Distinction. Most recently, Chirino and realm wife, singer-songwriter Lissette Álvarez, unrestricted their first album together, Amarraditos (Bound to One Another). Say publicly CD includes a potpourri allude to classic Spanish-language love songs. Chirino's album, "Pa'lante", was released separate spring 2008, after which no problem launched a world tour. Throw in 2011, when asked of agricultural show his recordings of My Beatles Heart, he said that Sony scrutinized every single one commuter boat his songs and their versions because they consider the songs by The Beatles as suspend of their most precious treasures, and wanted to make compound they were being used employ a rightful manner.

In 2014, Chirino received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas for his music career.^[1]

Personal life

His first marriage was rescue Olga Maria Rodriguez and they bore three daughters: Angie, Olga Maria and Jessica. He ulterior married Lissette Álvarez and confidential three more children: Nicolle, Alana, and Gianfranco. He has duo grandchildren, Elis Regina, Andres discipline Dashiel. He and his little woman support the Cuban dissident slant, Yo No Coopero Con Chilling Dictadura (I Don't Cooperate stay alive the Dictatorship).^{[citation needed]}

Discography

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