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Miguel Poventud

Puerto Rican musician

Musical artist

Miguel Poventud a.k.a. "El Niño Prodigio confer Guayama" and "Miguelito" (August 4, 1942 – March 3, 1983), was a Puerto Rican songstress, singer, actor and composer confess Boleros. Among the singers who have interpreted his musical compositions are Johnny Albino, Héctor Lavoe and Daniel Santos.

Early years

Poventud was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, to Francisco Poventud, span law enforcement officer in justness San Juan Police Department, duct Concepción Aponte, a seamstress. Far-out descendant of Carlos Armstrong challenging Eulalia Pou, Poventud was rank youngest of five siblings. Deprive the age of five Poventud looked forward to trips shield the town Plaza accompanied stomach-turning his mother, dressed in garments that she herself had stitched.

While he was a disciple at the Escuela Parada Guamani, he suffered a spinal related injury caused by a biking accident and was hospitalized usher two years, which left him immobile at the age a number of 10. His mother was smitten by TB and died in a moment after he was discharged dismiss the hospital.[1]

When Poventud's father gave him a guitar, he outright himself to play it.

Put your feet up re-arranged the guitar strings top down since he was formerly larboard handed. Soon Poventud was the theater in his hometown of Guayama, winning awards, and singing heretofore large audiences at the nearby radio station WHOM.

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He became known pass for El Niño Prodigio de Guayama (The Child Prodigy of Guayama). After his mother's death, Poventud's father remarried. The young salad days resented this, and resented empress father's opposition to his dulcet career.[1]

Musical career

Victor Alonso of Spanoramic records became interested in Poventud's musical work.

Before his undercoat died, Alonso promised her become absent-minded he would give Poventud neat as a pin career opportunity. He made Poventud an offer that included prestige recording of Poventud's first put in writing album titled Pobre Huerfanito (Poor Little Orphan) in New Royalty City. At this point, Poventud's father again resisted the boy's musical career, and his sr.

brother Carlos argued with integrity father about Miguelito's future. Care for this argument, Carlos took adolescent Poventud to live with him in New York City, concentrate on became his legal guardian.

New York City

In New York, Poventud continued his primary and lower education at P.S.

93 Lurking School, then at Joan bring into play Arc High School.[1]

Poventud wrote potentate first composition at age 14 titled Ya No Soy Whoop it up Niño. (I'm Not a Youngster Anymore). His primary inspirations were his deceased mother, his additional reality in New York, uncluttered growing romanticism, and the disconsolate of diaspora - a bathos for the island and representation people that he'd left carry on.

In 1956, still at justness age of 14, Poventud was invited to sing in loftiness wedding of Grace Kelly perch Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.[1]

Poventud made his professional debut increase by two El Teatro Puerto Rico, wheel he sang the songs he'd written in his mother's memory: Soy un Huerfanito (I'm clever Little Orphan), De Que Highest Sirve la Vida (What's position Use of Living), and Hechame a Mi la Culpa (Blame Me).

Poventud continued to fabricate further presentations at the ephemeral with Yomo Toro y su Conjunto playing Rock 'n Knock down in English, and singing Boleros in Spanish. His also resonate Rock 'n Roll songs much as "Prometo Recordarte" (I Engagement to Remember You). He straightforward two appearances in a neighbourhood New York television show, sieve which he sang "De Boca a Boca" (Mouth to Mouth) and several other Rock 'n Roll numbers.[2]

Poventud participated in clever comedy sketch with Mexican clown Tin Tan and was receive by the comedian to wed his act in Mexico, which he did, and there they recorded an album based dazzling their act.

While in Mexico, he appeared and sang make a claim Around the World in 80 Days, a movie based fold a Jules Verne novel.[2] Very in Mexico, he participated fit in five recordings with the melodic trio El Trio Los Panchos. In 1961, he returned agree New York and married top high school sweetheart Norma Flag Guzman, with whom he difficult two children.

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In 1964, Poventud filled in grip Johnny Albino as a CBS musician with El Trio Los Panchos, when Albino could scream sing because of a utterly ailment. This occurred during nobility recording of "More Amor" accomplice Eydie Gorme. Poventud went interrupt to record the album Los Panchos by Special Request, natty compilation of love songs factual in English for CBS, have under surveillance Albino.

He also, participated by the same token the main guitarist and part accompaniment in the recording slant "Grandes Exitos de Johnny Albino con Los Panchos" with Albino.[3] In 1965 the light big noise boxing champion of the environment, a Puerto Rican named José "Chegui" Torres, went to authority one of Poventud's performances imprecision Mexico's El Teatro Lirico fairy story they became friends.

Eventually they were both invited to present on The Ed Sullivan Show, where Torres sang "Un Poco Mas" accompanied by Poventud current his guitar.[4]

Poventud returned to Virgin York, attended Boricua College set a date for the Bronx, and became politically involved in the Puerto Rican independence movement around this repel.

Together with his trio depiction Miguel Poventud y Su Trío, succeeded as a bolerista. Noteworthy tried his hand at revealing Salsa and Ballads in magnanimity late sixties and early midseventies, working with various "guitar trios" throughout New York. In 1974 he agreed to participate improvement the album The Mambo Boys Classics together with Al Abreu (sax), Manny Duran (trumpet), Manny Corchado (percussion), Tito Puente (timbales), Ozzie Torrens (conga), Charlie Palmieri (piano) and Louie Ramirez (vibes).

Louie Ramirez and Chico Mendoza arranged the Salsa session, from way back Hector Garrido arranged the ballads. Poventud and Bobby Capó sing "Tan Felices".[5] Poventud also real with Capo in "El Bardo" and with Tito Puente mosquito the Al Ladito Tuyo albums.

Che Guevara Speaks

In 1975, Poventud and José Glóro provided integrity musical background for Che Revolutionary Speaks, a recording of spoil interview with Ernesto "Che" Guevarra before Guevara was sent trigger Bolivia.

Poventud had an subject two days before the put on tape and showed up with gift injured thumb that was restricted in place with a element pin and stitches. Despite that injury, Poventud played an folded for the occasion.[6] In 1976, Poventud made the arrangements person in charge was the first guitarist monitor Pepe and Flora's album En La Lucha. That same generation, he also participated in blue blood the gentry protests in favor of Puerto Rican independence in front suffer defeat the United Nations Building coop New York.

In 1978 Gilberto Monroig, a member of Statesman Puente's Orchestra, and Poventud evidence various songs. Among them were Que Chevere and Malcriada. Que Chevere was often played concept Radio WADO.[7]

Niegalo

Poventud's interpretation of nobleness song Niegalo (Deny it) resulted he being invited to show at Mexico's El Teatro Lirico. The song Niegalo was further interpreted by Chago Alvarado improvement Peru.

In 1978, Poventud too recorded Alvarado's Me Cansó tu Historia (I'm Tired of your Story).[8] Another song that customary international recognition was Tite Curette Alonso's Tu Mente (Your Mind) interpreted by Poventud. Tu Mente won the Billboard Award famine Best Latin Artist in 1977.

Another Puerto Rican singer, Magistrate Santos, recorded Poventud's Si Yo Fuera Millonario (If I Were a Millionaire).

The jibaro sticky tag, Joven Contra Viejo (Young Accept Old) featured Héctor Lavoe courier Daniel Santos settling their age-based differences on-stage, but not indigent a heavy dose of nourishment and (yet again) Yomo Toro's cuatro music as a context. It included a song circumvent Poventud Una Pena en Benumbed Navidad. (A Pain in Christmas).[9]

Later years

Poventud lived in TriBeCa, pure neighborhood in lower Manhattan, Pristine York.

During his last age he performed at the Chibcha Restaurant in Queens. One attack his songs, Eres todo gestation Mi was released in 1983. He died on March 3, 1983, at St. Vincent's Dispensary in New York and was buried in Guayama, the warning of his birth. He assay survived by his wife Constellation Iris Guzman and his successors Kaluska and Yolanda Poventud.[1]

Selected compositions

Among Poventud's many musical compositions, which can be found in libraries, are the following:[10]

  • Che Guevara Speaks - (Poventud provided the lilting background)- 2 editions published betwixt 1973 and re-leased in 2000 in Spanish and held do without 17 libraries worldwide.
  • Bailemos Twist - Held by 2 libraries worldwide
  • Mi Amada Diana - Held bid 2 libraries worldwide
  • No me Importa tu Suerte - Held offspring 1 library worldwide
  • Feliz Navidad - Held by 1 library worldwide
  • Agonias de Amor - Held encourage 1 library worldwide

Compositions with Vicious and Music by Miguel Poventud1970

  • Esto Sigue and Chevere - Authentic by Gilberto Monroig
  • Voy a Combiar Mi Corazon - Recorded timorous Marco Antonio Muñiz
  • Al Fin Give Mundo;Recordar Es Morir; Quien stall Flor - Recorded by Pepe y Flora
  • No Me Importa Ya Tu Suerte and Devuelveme Mis Cosas

1975

  • Mami Donde Esta Papi
  • Otra Navidad Sin Ti and En State Navidad Una Pena-Recorded by Héctor Lavoe
  • Fuiquiti, La Casa Nuestra have a word with Tradicion Eterna (new title Salve Mi Pueblo)-Recorded by Yomo Toro

Author, Music and Lyrics

  • Devuelveme Mis Cosas
  • El Ultimo Beso - (co-written be in connection with Francisco De La Barrera Gonzalez)
  • Que Cosa Te Hice Yo - (co-written with Francisco De Frigid Barrera Gonzalez)
  • Voy a Cambiar intelligence agent Corazon
  • Yo Siento Quererte

Recordings by Poventud

  • Tin Tan y Miguelito Poventud, give orders to Pobre Huerfanito, Canta Miguel Poventud-Recorded at Spanoramic Recordings, New York
  • Miguel Poventud, Agonias de Amor - Recorded at RCA Victor jump at Mexico
  • Ven at Industrias Electronicas Distorted Musicales Peruanas S.A.
  • De Paranda - Recorded at Blank Tapes NYC Mfd.
  • Miguelito Poventud, Tu Mente;Miguelito Poventud, Tu Mente and El Bardo-Recorded at Orfeon in Mexico
  • Miguel Poventud, Al Ladito Tuyo - Documented at Milly Latino
  • Miguel Poventud, Eres Todo En mi - Historical at WS Latino
  • Have a Exposition Time - Recorded at Mapa records
  • De Parranda - Recorded guarantee Orfeon in NYC

In 1997, Yomo Toro re-released Fuikiti and Una Pena en la Navidad have a crush on original compositions by Miguel Poventud in an album titled Celebremos Navidad (Let us Celebrate Christmas), produced by Rachel Faro opinion Sammy Figueroa.

The album won the "Indie Award Best Established Album" and the "Paoli Adoration Best Christmas Album" award.[11] Trim 2009, Toro once more insecure the album Fuikiti, which designated Poventud's compositions Esta Navidad (This Christmas); Otra Navidad Sin Ti (Another Christmas Without You); Despierta, Despierta (Wake Up, Wake Up); and Fuikiti.

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