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Regarding their performance at the latter event, the LA Times praised the "sizzling Latin jazz and salsa grooves" that both Plena Libre and another act on the bill, Poncho Sanchez, displayed. [5] September 2013 saw the group play World Music Festival Chicago. [6] Plena Libre have received multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations. [7]
Héctor Jiménez Gudiño (born December 13, 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer. He played Esqueleto in Nacho Libre, Mr. Tumnus in Epic Movie and the cashier in Wild Hogs.He worked in a theater company in Tijuana for eight years, before moving to Mexico City to work for a Swiss company as a theater clown.
Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally nicknamed Rate, later referred to as "Don Mon", or Mon The Elder, and sometimes erroneously credited as Ramón in songwriting credits) and his oldest son, Efraín Rivera Castillo (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 1978), [1] [2] (referred to early in his ...
MTV Unplugged was taped on August 17, 2006 in Miami. It premiered on MTV Latin America, MTV Tr3s and MTV Puerto Rico in October 2006. This album includes Puerto Rican influences, particularly "Tu Recuerdo" (based mainly on a Puerto Rican "aguinaldo jíbaro", [4] and finishing with an "aguinaldo orocoveño" [5]) and "Pégate", a Puerto Rican plena.
An advantage of the percussion arrangement is its portability, contributing to the plena's spontaneous appearance at social gatherings. Other instruments commonly heard in plena music are the cuatro, the maracas, and accordions. The plena rhythm is a simple duple pattern, although a lead pandereta player might add lively syncopations.
Plena is played throughout Puerto Rico especially during special occasions such as the Christmas season, and as the musical backdrop for civic protests, due to its traditional use as a vehicle for social commentary. When plena is played the audience often joins in the singing, clapping, and dancing.
Bad Bunny in a promotional image for his new album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos." Credit - Eric Rojas. L ast summer, the global superstar Bad Bunny was driving through the streets of San Juan, Puerto ...
Plena Libre — Mas Libre; Omara Portuondo — Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo; Best Tropical Song. Kike Santander — "Júrame (Merengue)" Albita — "Azúca' Pa' Tu Amargura" Issac Delgado — "La Fórmula" Toño Rosario — "Yo Me Muero Por Ella" Alejandro Jaén and William Paz — "Yo Si Me Enamoré" (Huey Dunbar)