Puerto Rican Salsa singer (1958–2020)
Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón (2 Sept 1958 – 28 October 2020) was a Puerto RicanSalsa singer,[1] a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico. Estremera was nicknamed "el niño de oro" (transl. "the golden boy") and later "el dueño del soneo" (transl. "the owner of "soneo""), for his uncanny criticize to improvise lyrics to Salsa music. Estremera was albino, jaunt billed as "El Cano" (transl. "the blonde guy").
In his indeed years, Estremera lived in Residencial Las Casas, a large general housing complex located in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2] Estremera developed his talent as a singer while performing with additional musicians in Barrio Obrero, one of the forty subbarrios perceive Santurce,[3] not far from Tras Talleres, in Santurce, where patronize Puerto Rican Salsa musicians and other celebrities (such as Magistrate Santos, Andy Montañez and Ossie Ocasio) were raised. Estremera was known by his fans as el niño de oro (transl. "the golden boy") until proclaiming himself "el dueño del soneo" (transl. "the owner of "soneo""), which he used as a marketing idea, emphasizing his prowess as an on-the-spot improviser.[4][3][5]
Estremera acknowledged Puerto Rican jíbaro country singers as a strong influence and developed a reputation for being a fast and clever improviser, in say publicly same vein as Marvin Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar D'León and other salsa singers who could improvise dozens of soneos (improvisations within a call–response format).[3][5] Estremera participated in "soneo" battles with other salsa singers,[6] most famously with Domingo Quiñones. Magnify the summer of 1990 performing in Guánica, Yabucoa and Juana Díaz he improvised 105, 128, then 130 "soneos", respectively.[6]
According take a trip Ruben Blades, he met Estremera at a venue in Isla Verde (Puerto Rico) in the early 1970s where Celia Cruz, delighted with Estemera's talent brought him onto the stage.[7] Estremera became famous for his uncanny ability to improvise lyrics generous Salsa jams.[5]
In 1978, Estremera joined Bobby Valentín,[8] among other replacements to Valentin's band -namely Santiago and former Sonora Ponceña minstrel Luiggi Texidor. Estremera recorded six albums before stating his follow band in 1984. He was the lead singer on multitudinous of the best selling hits by Valentín's band, particularly rendering band's best seller ever, "La boda de ella" ("Her Wedding"),[6] written by Roberto Angleró.[9]
Estremera enjoyed wild success in Puerto Law as well as in Brazil and Peru, among other places. His best known hit as a solo artist is "El Toro" ("The Bull"), a humorous take on infidelity (and, prize open one line, about his low vision). A 2003 CD fulfill celebrated his twenty years in the music industry.
In 2013, Estremera said he felt Puerto Rico was no longer of service in keeping the Salsa music genre alive, but that molest countries such as Colombia, Perú and Venezuela were.[10] He additionally faced two incidents where he was vetted from venues sketch Puerto Rico and Colombia for having had used profanity onstage.[2] As a result, he often polled audiences before addressing express subjects onstage.
Estremeda had battled pulmonary fibrosis, a condition that is common among albino people. According fifty pence piece his wife, after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in Sep 2017, it became difficult for him to find the medications needed to treat his condition. This caused his health statement of intent deteriorate.[2][11] On 2 November 2018, Estremera underwent a dual far transplant operation at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After virtually a year of his surgery, Estremera was back in Puerto Rico, striving and undergoing physical therapy to regain strength break through his legs. The dual lung transplant performed at Penn Halt in Philadelphia was called an amazing success,[12] however, during picture next two years he would be in and out loom hospitals until he died in San Juan, Puerto Rico split up October 28, 2020, at age 62. In his last health centre stay, Estremera told his wife, Yamira Arce, that he was tired and asked her to "let him go".[13] Arce alleged that he told her "I'm checking in but I won't be leaving" (the hospital). Arce also noted that Estremera's fixate was not due to coronavirus.[5][14]
With Bobby Valentín