Salsa Music Singer: Ismael Quintana with one of his classic music hits (song) title: Spanish Translation=Mi Debilidad / English Translation=My Weakness Bio: Ismael Quintana was born in Ponce June 3, 1937 , Puerto Rico. His family moved to The Bronx sector of New York when he was only two weeks old. In 1961, bandleader Eddie Palmieri heard Quintana sing for an audition and invited him to join his newly organized conjunto (small band) La Perfecta. Quintana accepted and became the lead singer of the band between 1961 and 1971. During this time he co-wrote some of Palmieris major hit songs. With Palmieri, Quintana was awarded the 1966 Trophy for the Most Popular Latin Singer of the Year, awarded at the famed Palladium Ballroom in New York. Quintana later began a solo career and signed with Vaya Records (subsidiary of Fania Records) . Between 1974 and 1983, he recorded five albums as a solo artist, scoring his first major hit with Mi Debilidad (My Weakness). Ismael Ismael Quintana is one of the many great pioneers who brought salsa music (genre) to the United States and all over the world. Ismael Quintana is semi-retired from the world of music and he currently lives with his family in the state of Colorado.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:42:05 +0000
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