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Fernandito Álvarez [1] "En mi Viejo San Juan" (In my Old San Juan) is a composition by Puerto Rican composer and singer Noel Estrada. Interpreted by numerous singers and translated into various languages, the song is "widely known around the world". [2] There are musical interpretations in German, English and French.
Estrada composed "En mi Viejo San Juan" in the 1940s, in New York City. [1] It is Estrada's most popular composition, and is considered a second national anthem by many Puerto Ricans, especially those who live abroad. [2] The City of San Juan honored Estrada as an adopted citizen and would later adopt the song as its official city anthem. [2]
"En mi Viejo San Juan" (In my Old San Juan) was first recorded by El Trio Vagabajeño in 1943 under the label RCA Victor. The song had an immediate impact and many other versions followed. The composition was written by Puerto Rican composer and singer Noel Estrada and has been translated into various languages. The song is "widely known around ...
Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [2] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan.Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La Fortaleza (Spanish for 'the fortress'), the first defensive fortification to be built in San Juan which today functions as the official executive residence to the Governor of Puerto Rico. Built between 1533 and 1540, it is now the oldest executive residence in the Western Hemisphere. San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio histórico ...
L. "Lamento Borincano" by Daniel Santos. "Lamento Borincano" by Grupo Afro-Boricua and William Cepeda. "Lamento Borincano" by Marc Anthony. "Lamento Borincano" by Rafael Hernández Marín. "La Fiesta de Pilito" by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. "La Isla Del Encanto" by Celia Cruz and Compay Segundo. “La Perla” by Calle 13, Rubén Blades and ...
Tite Curet Alonso died on August 5, 2003, from a heart attack in Baltimore, Maryland. Richie Viera, a Puerto Rican and William Nazaret, a Venezuelan, both friends of Curet Alonso, made sure that his body was transferred to Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico he was given a state funeral. First the wake was held at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ...
San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. [3]