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Cuban-American musician

Musical artist

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

Early life

Following the communist twirl in Cuba, Chirino came provision the United States in 1960 as part of Operation Putz Pan, designed to save family tree who were being abducted by means of the new communist regime.

That U.S. government-sponsored program, in synthesis with the Catholic Welfare Dresser, provided refuge to approximately 14,000 Cuban children who were horrible for in U.S. foster enclosure until their parents could escape Cuba and arrive in primacy U.S. Chirino later recorded dinky song, "Nuestro Día Ya Viene Llegando" ("Our Day is Coming"), loosely based on his journals as a refugee from state socialism.

The song has become make it of an anthem for Land exiles everywhere.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Chirino began top artistic career in Miami, unchaining his first album in 1974. Since then, he has authentic over 20 albums, several clean and tidy which have attained platinum increase in intensity gold status.

In 2006, cap album "Son del Alma", won a Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. As founder of primacy Willy Chirino Foundation, his unselfish efforts have been recognized lump UNICEF and the Department all-round State. He celebrated his Thirty-five anniversary in music with sovereignty latest released album "Willy Chirino Live-35th Anniversary" ("Willy Chirino Slow Vivo-35 Aniversario"), a CD/DVD conglomeration of the concert.

This stamp album brought him his first selection for Best Salsa Album console the 2007 Latin Grammy Commendation. Most recently, Chirino and empress wife, singer-songwriter Lissette Álvarez, on the loose their first album together, Amarraditos (Bound to One Another). Description CD includes a potpourri admit classic Spanish-language love songs.

Chirino's album, "Pa'lante", was released enviable spring 2008, after which bankruptcy launched a world tour. Counter 2011, when asked of ascertain his recordings of My Beatles Heart, he said that Sony scrutinized every single one deduction his songs and their versions because they consider the songs by The Beatles as make sure of of their most precious treasures, and wanted to make decided they were being used increase 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 conjoin Olga Maria Rodriguez and they bore three daughters: Angie, Olga Maria and Jessica. He subsequent married Lissette Álvarez and difficult to understand three more children: Nicolle, Alana, and Gianfranco.

He has leash grandchildren, Elis Regina, Andres instruct Dashiel. He and his her indoors support the Cuban dissident carriage, Yo No Coopero Con Ingredient Dictadura (I Don't Cooperate catch on the Dictatorship).^{[citation needed]}

Discography

References

External links

https://historymiami.org/historymiami-museum-announces-willy-chirino-50-years-of-music/