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Willie Rosario (Fernando Luis Rosario Marín) was born on 6 May, 1930, is a Puerto Rican musician (born 1924). Discover Willie Rosario's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

Popular As Fernando Luis Rosario Marín
Occupation Musician, composer and bandleader of salsa music
Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 6 May, 1930
Birthday 6 May
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1924

Willie Rosario (born May 6, 1924), is a musician, composer and bandleader of salsa music.

He is also known as Mr. Afinque.

Rosario (birth name: Fernando Luis Rosario Marín) was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico, into a poor, but hard working family.

His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of six.

He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown.

His mother also had him take saxophone classes; however, what he really was interested in was the conga.

1946

In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family moved to New York City, United States.

The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan community known as Spanish Harlem.

Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras.

After he graduated from high school, he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations.

On one occasion Rosario visited the Palladium Ballroom in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales.

This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument.

He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler.

1959

In 1959, Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeño in New York.

When not playing, he worked as a disc jockey for WADO, a Spanish speaking radio station in New York.

1962

In 1962, he signed with the Alegre Records label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands and all over the United States.

1980

In the 1980s he opened the Tropicana Club in Puerto Rico, in association with fellow Puerto Rican musician Bobby Valentín.

Among his best-known compositions and arrangements are "De Barrio Obrero a la Quince" ("De Barrio Obrero a la Quince" was written by Trinidad Clemente), "El Timbal de Carlitos", "Mi Amigo el Payaso" ("My Friend the Clown") with lyrics by Luis Antonio Ruiz, "El Revendón", "Lluvia" ("Rain"), "Cuando No Hay Cariño" ("When There's No Love").

Plus, he also composed the following jazz tunes "Flip, Flop", "Stop and Go" and "My Favorite Thing".

Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentín; "Latin Jazz Go-Go-Go", "El Bravo soy Yo" ("I'm the Tough Guy"), "Too Too Much" and "Willie Rosario y su Ritmo".

1987

Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song "Nueva Cosecha" ("New Harvest"), various gold and platinum Records, the Agüeybaná de Oro Award, ACE, Diplo and Paoli Awards.

2000

In 2000, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music.

2002

In 2002, he was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

Rosario's last production was "La Banda Que Deleita".

He continues to play many venues all around Puerto Rico, including the prestigious Puerto Rican World Salsa Congress and many times at "Dia Nacional de la Salsa" or the National Salsa Day in Puerto Rico.

2006

He has also played minor venues, such as Shots Bar & Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006.

Since his October 2006 performance, Willie Rosario and his band also performed for the Puerto Rican Medical Doctors' Association of El Paso (Texas) Gala in December 2007.