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Salsa artist Rey Ruiz performs at Seminole Casino Immokalee
Salsa star Rey Ruiz performs Oct. 16 at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee. COURTESY PHOTO
La Nueva Playa presents platinum selling dansstil recording artist Rey Ruiz live in concert at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Ruiz has been a prominent figure in the romantic salsa scene since the early s, earning the title of “El Elvis de la Salsa” for some and “El Bombón de la Salsa” for others. His record career began with an album that bore his nickname, “Rey Ruiz,” in , in the s mambo style and went platinum. He also won the Billboard and “Lo Nuestro” awards with several successful songs. He then participated in the “Los Soneros dem Hoy” project, which was in honor of the salsa pioneers of the s and s. The project album included Mr. Ruiz singing “Compone un Son.” Ruiz’s second album, “Mi Media Mitad” reached the Billboard Latin List, and one of his songs, “If You Are Aske
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Rey Ruiz (born June 21, in Havana, Cuba) is a well known salsa singer from Cuba. Ruiz reached international fame across Latin America, Europe and among Hispanic music fans in the United Ruiz demonstrated an interest in becoming a salsa singer since he was a small child. Aside from an apparently normal childhood, Ruiz made his debut as a performer at a very young age; he was often showcased on Cuban television as a child, singing typical children's songs. Ruiz had his parents' full support, he was later on enrolled in Havana's Conservatorio de Música school. Eventually, Ruiz made his way to headlining a show at the Habana Libre Hotel. (The former Havana Hilton, renamed to Havana Libre after Castro's revolution).
Rey Ruiz performed in the well known "Cabaret Tropicana" music group. During a Cabaret Tropicana tour in the Dominican Republic, Ruiz defected, leaving the group to join some friends in the United States. With the help of his aunt, Martina, he w