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Rafael Cepeda Atiles, recognized as "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena", was the patriarch of the Cepeda family, known internationally as ambassadors of Afro-Puerto Rican folk music.

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Christian Daniel is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor.

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José Monserrate Feliciano García, better known simply as José Feliciano [xoˈse feliˈsjano], is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and the best-selling Christmas single, "Feliz Navidad." His music is known for its fusion of styles—Latin, jazz, blues, soul and even rock—created primarily with his unique, signature acoustic guitar sound. His oftentimes mellow easy listening influences are easily recognizable in many songs heard around the world.

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Pedro Flores born was one of Puerto Rico's best known composers of ballads and boleros.

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Rafael Hernández Marín was a Puerto Rican songwriter, author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. He specialized in Puerto Rican styles such as the canción, bolero and guaracha. Among his most famous compositions are "Lamento borincano", "Capullito de alhelí", "Campanitas de cristal", "Cachita", "Silencio", "El cumbanchero", "Ausencia" and "Perfume de gardenias".

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Ana María Martínez is a Puerto Rican soprano.

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Norosbaldo Morales was a Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader.

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Edna María Nazario Figueroa is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three (23) studio albums and five (5) live albums throughout her career.

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Tommy Olivencia was a renowned Puerto Rican bandleader of salsa music.

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Miguel Poventud a.k.a. "El Niño Prodigio de Guayama" and "Miguelito", was a Puerto Rican musician, singer, actor and composer of Boleros. Among the singers who have interpreted his musical compositions are Johnny Albino, Héctor Lavoe and Daniel Santos.

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José Ignacio Quintón, was a pianist and composer of danzas.

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Ismael Rivera a.k.a. "Maelo", was a Puerto Rican composer and salsa singer.

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Pedro Juan Rodríguez Ferrer, better known as Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez was a salsa singer born in Barrio Cantera, Ponce, Puerto Rico. His son, also named Pete Rodriguez, is also a salsa and jazz musician. His daughter, Cita Rodriguez, is also an accomplished salsa singer.

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Julio César Rojas López, better known by his stage name Tito Rojas and also known as "El Gallo Salsero", was a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter.

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Arturo Somohano Portela was a musical composer and director of the San Juan Symphony Orchestra, which is now named after him.