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• Dipiní, Carmen Delia    b. November 18, 1927  d. August 4, 1998
  Singer, Entertainer. Born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Carmen Delia Dipiní began to sing when she was 7 years oldShe made her professional debut with Don Rafael Quiñones Vidal on WNAM Radio. Helped by her friend, singer Ruth Hernandez, she relocated to New York at 20 years, where she pursued her career as singer. She was contracted to record with Johnny Abino and the San Juan Trio. She worked with Mario de Jesus, accompanied by the Orchestra of René Touzet, recorded in Cuba with the Sonora...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Dueño-Colón, Braulio   b. March 26, 1854  d. April 4, 1934
  Compsoer. His father was a musician who encouraged the musical aspirations of his son. Between the ages of 14 and 23 he dedicated to his time to the creation of danceable music and regional pieces. He won First prize in a literary-musical contest in 1877. The most important contribution of Braulio Dueño-Colón to Puerto Rican culture were the collections of scholastic songs that wrote specifically for the schools of the country, with texts by the poets Virgilio Dávila and Manuel Fernandez Juncos...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Ortiz-Dávila, Pedro   b. May 21, 1912  d. July 8, 1986
  Composer and Musician. Pedro Ortiz Dávila (Davilita) was one of the greatest interpreters of Puerto Rican popular music of his time. (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Pesquera, Jose Lorenzo   b. August 10, 1882  d. July 23, 1950
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1932 to 1933.
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Sánchez Erazo, Jesús    b. August 24, 1900  d. January 25, 1979
  Musician, Entertainer. Also known as "Chuíto, el de Bayamón," one of the most accomplished interpreters of Puerto Rican folk music known as "música jíbara." Born and died in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Stahl, Dr. Agustín    b. January 21, 1842  d. July 12, 1917
  Noted Scientist. Dr. Stahl was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He was a doctor and an investigator whose did his primary studies in Puerto Rico. He later studied Medicine at the universities of Würzburg and Prague, where he graduated in 1864. Upon his return to the Island he practiced his profession and studied ethnology, botany, zoology, and history. For his investigations he received awards from the Spanish Anthropological Society; Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona and Academy of...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   

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