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Rafael Hernández Marín (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965) was a Puerto Rican songwriter, and author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. He specialized in Cuban styles such as the canción , bolero and guaracha .
May 4, 2021 · Biografía de Rafael Hernández Marín, compositor y músico puertorriqueño de diversos géneros populares. Conoce su trayectoria, sus obras y su legado en la cultura latinoamericana.
Rafael Hernández Marín, October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965, was a Spanish Harlem resident, songwriter, and author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. He specialized in Puerto Rican styles such as the canción, bolero and guaracha.
Sep 27, 2011 · Rafael Hernández says that he must sleep hooked up to a respirator because of toxic dust he inhaled during several months of work at Ground Zero, where the Mexico native helped search for ...
May 23, 2021 · Rafael Hernández represented the ideal of the Puerto Rican professional musician in the first half of the 20 th century. His repertoire covered all of the popular forms of music in the Spanish-speaking Americas.
"Lamento Borincano" ('Puerto Rican Lament') is Rafael Hernández Marín's acclaimed composition in Puerto Rico's patriotic tradition. It takes its name from the free musical form Lament ( Latin , lāmentor ), and from Borinquen , an indigenous name for the island.
Rafael Hernández was considered the composer laureate of Puerto Rico. In his musical compositions he captured the ethos of the Puerto Rican character and society like few other composers have been able to do. Puerto Ricans consider many of his compositions alternate national anthems.
