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Many sources incorrectly cite his birth as happening in 1909 in Manatí. In interviews, he always claimed to have been born in 1910 at the San Rafael de Jorrín sugar mill, Bolondrón.
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Antonio María Romeu – Asi Bailaba Cuba Vol. 1
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700:Veinte años
577:Mis anhelos
547:Maracaibera
394:Coro gentil
331:Amor eterno
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128:Isaac Oviedo
108:Years active
82:(1995-05-06)
1512:1995 deaths
1507:1910 births
1073:Discog.com.
1041:Discog.com.
760:Puerto Rico
580:Mírame más
511:La sitiera
436:El soldado
418:Dos letras
415:Don Galaor
308:at age 85.
268:Puerto Rico
174:Puerto Rico
117:Formerly of
80:May 6, 1995
1501:Categories
976:(Spanish).
954:28 October
870:References
775:Backed by
737:Backed by
664:Sencillez
655:Rosa roja
571:Mi pueblo
553:Margarita
544:Manantial
499:La guinda
481:Idolatría
445:Enamorada
367:Boda gris
328:Amor azul
188:Early life
56:1910-12-04
41:Birth name
784:Venezuela
640:Presagio
622:Palmeras
562:Mercedes
508:La reina
493:La carta
442:En falso
433:El erial
427:El adios
358:Ausencia
340:Añoranza
337:Ansiedad
296:Late life
272:Venezuela
204:Bolondrón
170:Venezuela
112:1935–1990
63:Bolondrón
948:El Veraz
838:See also
670:Te odio
583:Motivos
559:Mensaje
538:Longina
502:La mora
463:Frenesí
412:Después
274:and the
198:), in a
178:diabetes
166:charanga
820:led by
661:Se fue
616:Olvido
556:Martha
373:Calina
927:22 May
895:
816:, and
799:(1980)
746:Mexico
604:Nunca
586:Mujer
264:Mexico
236:Havana
212:Manatí
150:danzón
101:Danzón
97:Genres
87:Havana
917:(PDF)
850:Notes
220:batey
182:tenor
956:2023
929:2020
893:ISBN
172:and
91:Cuba
77:Died
71:Cuba
50:Born
206:in
158:son
156:'s
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