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Also known as Tito Rodriguez, Pablo Rodriguez Lozada

Puerto Rican singer and bandleader (1923–1973)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Puerto Rico
Active from
1923-01-04
Active to
1973-02-28

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Tito Rodriguez (Jan 4 1923 - Feb 28 1973) was one of the great Puerto Rican singer songwriters of the Latin, afro-cuban, mambo explosion during the 1950's and one of the major headliners (ex: The Palladium nightclub) in competition and fierce rivalry with Tito Puente during that time and into the 1960s TR could do it all; sing, write, was an excellent musician and dancer. Some of his signature songs are “Vuela La Paloma”, “Cuando, Cuando” and “Cara De Payaso”, <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Tito
Family name
Rodríguez
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Santurce
Place of death
Coral Gables
Occupation
composer
Educated at
Juilliard School
Instrument
voice
Record label
United Artists
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date of birth
1923-01-04
date of death
1973-02-28
birth name
Pablo Rodríguez Lozada
start of work period
1936-00-00
cause of death
leukemia
manner of death
natural causes
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