He was a success and was hired by Rivera. Rivera felt that he had no other choice but to give Ruiz a try. However, as fate would have it, in 1977, Ruiz was present at one of their shows where the lead singer did not show up. On one occasion, Ruiz's mother asked Rivera to give her son an opportunity to sing in the band, but to no avail. In Puerto Rico, Ruiz became a fan of a salsa band called La Solucion, directed by Roberto Rivera and learned all of their songs. In 1976, Ruiz moved to Mayag?ez, Puerto Rico with his mother after his parents divorced. With this band he recorded his first song Salsa Buena. As a child he enjoyed singing to the tunes of salsa and as a young man joined a local band called The Charlie Lopez Orchestra. In Paterson, Ruiz received his primary and secondary education. His parents moved from Puerto Rico to the United States in search of a better way of life. Frankie Ruiz y su Orquesta cantando Esta cobardia.įrankie Ruiz (, 1958 -, 1998) was a famous Puerto Rican salsa singer.īorn Jose Antonio Torresola Ruiz, he was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey.
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