Raulin Rodriguez
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Raulín Rodríguez is a bachata artist, one of the first major bachata artists to have national success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic
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Rodríguez was born in San Fernando de Monte Cristi
, Monte Cristi, related to the Zapata family of Monte Cristi, in the northwest coast of the island. He toured with Antony Santos
as a guitar player at age fifteen, and then went on to own band.
He has many international hits, including the songs: Nereida, Medicina de Amor, Soledad, and many more. While traditional bachata songs were often risque and suggestive, Raulin Rodríguez's idealized romantic lyrics helped the style achieve general social acceptability and to receive radio play.
In his career he has released fourteen hit albums.
In addition, he was very known and popular in the 90's and most of the 2000s and was in the same category as Antony Santos
and Luis Vargas
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He is married and has 3 children.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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Rodríguez was born in San Fernando de Monte Cristi
San Fernando de Monte Cristi
San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic.It is located in the northwest of the country in the coastal lowlands, close to the border with Haiti.- History :...
, Monte Cristi, related to the Zapata family of Monte Cristi, in the northwest coast of the island. He toured with Antony Santos
Antony Santos
Antony Santos is a bachata musician from the Dominican Republic, renowned for his role in redefining the genre to include romantic music.Santos entered onto the scene in the early 1990s, beginning his career as the guira player for fellow bachatero Luis Vargas, only to leave the group and maintain...
as a guitar player at age fifteen, and then went on to own band.
He has many international hits, including the songs: Nereida, Medicina de Amor, Soledad, and many more. While traditional bachata songs were often risque and suggestive, Raulin Rodríguez's idealized romantic lyrics helped the style achieve general social acceptability and to receive radio play.
In his career he has released fourteen hit albums.
In addition, he was very known and popular in the 90's and most of the 2000s and was in the same category as Antony Santos
Antony Santos
Antony Santos is a bachata musician from the Dominican Republic, renowned for his role in redefining the genre to include romantic music.Santos entered onto the scene in the early 1990s, beginning his career as the guira player for fellow bachatero Luis Vargas, only to leave the group and maintain...
and Luis Vargas
Luis Vargas
Luis Vargas may refer to:*Luis Vargas , Bachata musician from Dominican Republic*Luis de Vargas, Renaissance painter from Seville, Spain*Luis Vargas...
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He is married and has 3 children.