Zacarías Ferreira is a Bachata artist from the Dominican Republic

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...

. He was born in the 1970s in the Dominican Republic.

Biography

Ferreira was born in the cigar-manufacturing town of Amaceyes Tamboril, near Santiago

Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...

 in the Cibao

Cibao

Cibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country.The Taíno word Cibao, meaning "place where rocks abound", was originally applied to the central mountain range, and used during the Spanish conquest to refer to the rich and...

 region of the north-western Dominican Republic

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...

. The region is famous for merengue périco ripao, the traditional Dominican music, and his family, all big music lovers, filled his childhood home with the music spurring Zacarías on to dream of becoming a musical artist himself.

The desire to improve himself motivated him to leave for the country’s capital, Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

, where he joined the Conservatorio Nacional and also sang in a local bachata group.

Ferreira then became a member of the Brugal

Brugal

Brugal is the name and brand of a variety of rums from the Dominican Republic produced by Brugal & Co., C. por A. Brugal and the other Dominican rums, Barceló and Bermúdez, are collectively known as the three B's...

 rum company orchestra, where he remained for five years. His debut album, Me Liberé, was released in 1997 and won the prestigious Dominican music award, the Cassandra. Three years later his second album, El Triste, won the award for him for a second time.

In the winter of 2001, Ferreira travelled to the United States

United States

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 for the first time and played 77 gigs in just six-and-a-half weeks in New York

New York

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.

August 17, 2010 Zacaria Ferreiras will be inaugurating Escuela primaria de Amaceyes Arriba, that he Built.

Me Libere (1997)

1. Me Libere

2. Dame Tu Paja

3. Todo

4. Se Marcho El Amor

5. Sana Diversion

6. Estoy Enamorado

7. Coche de Amor

8. Siento Que Te Quiero

9. Nina

10. Mujer Interesada

11.Lokotron

El Triste (2000)

1. El Triste

2. Dame Un Beso

3. Si Tu Me Dices Ven

4. Homenaje A Tatico Henriquez

5. El Comparon

6. Morenita Buena

7. Sentimiento de Amor

8. Te Quiero A Ti

9. A Bailar

10. El Dengue

Adios (2001)

1. Adios

2. Secretos del Amor

3. Triste Final

4. Te Amaba Tanto

5. Traficos (Te Fuiste en Rojo)

6. Todo Para Ti

7. Te Quiero

8. Te Tuve y Te Perdi

9. Merengue de Tierra Adentro

10. Nena, Deja Que Te Quiera

Novia Mia (2003)

1. Novia Mia

2. Tu Seras Mi Vida

3. El Mal de Amor

4. No Me Entendio

5. Aquellos Dias

6. Que Sera de Mi Vida

7. Donde Esta Mi Amor

8. Amiga Veneno

9. Loco

10. Medley - Dame Un Chin de Tu Cama / Bonita

El Amor Vencerá (2005)

1. Te Amo

2. Chica de Mi Barrio

3. Chica Linda

4. No Te Vayas

5. Música del Cielo

6. Amor Vencera

7. Enamorado

8. Te Necesito

9. No Sé Si Fue Bueno O Fue Mal

10. Ven Morena

11. Todos Juntos

12. Cara-Jo

Quiereme (2006)

1. Mañana en Tu Olvido

2. Cuanto Duele Que Te Vas

3. Avispa

4. Prieta Linda

5. Eva Maria

6. Ella Mueve Tan Linda Sus Caderas

7. Quiereme Mucho

8. Te Quiero

9. Te Extraño

10. Sin Tu Amor No Hay Vida

11. Te Saqué de la Mente

12 Exitos (2006)

1. Me Libere

2. Triste

3. Todo

4. Dame un Beso

5. Se Marcho el Amor

6. Si Tu Me Dices Ven

7. Siento Que Te Quiero

8. Morenita Buena

9. Niña

10. Comparon

11. Te Quiero a Ti

12. Coche de Amor

La Historia de Voz de La Ternura (2006)

1. Dame un Beso - Zacarías Ferreíra

2. Si Tu Me Dices Ven

3. Comparon

4. Triste

5. Te Quiero a Ti

6. Me Libre

7. Dame Tu Amor

8. Se Marcho el Amor

9. Siento Que Te Quiero

10. Mujer Interesada

11. Bailar

12. Morenita Buena

13. Dengue

14. Niña

15. Triste Final (New Song)

Dime Que Falto (2007)

1. No Hay Mal Que por Bien No Venga

2. Sin Tí

3. Es Tan Difícil

4. Dime Que Faltó

5. Con Ella Me Siento Bien

6. Ay Amor

7. Desde Niño

8. Hoy Daría Yo La Vida

9. No Me Olvidaré de Tí

10. Medley Amor, Hacedlo Bien: Amor a La Ligera/Hacedlo Conmigo

11. Nido de Amor

12. Dame un Cariñito

2 Grande Voces: Los Duros De La Bachata (Zacarías Ferreira and Antony Santos) (2007)

1. Adios - Zacarías Ferreira

2. Lloro - 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...

3. Prieta Linda - Zacarías Ferreira

4. Porque Te Amo - Antony Santos

5. Novia Mia - Zacarías Ferreira

6. Matame - Antony Santos

7. Avispa - Zacarías Ferreira

8. Mi Primera Vez - Antony Santos

9. Mañana en Tu Olvido - Zacarías Ferreira

10. Por Mi Timidez - Antony Santos

11. Comparon - Zacarías Ferreira

12. Voy Pa'lla - Antony Santos

13. Dame un Beso - Zacarías Ferreira

14. Te Dare una Robaita - Antony Santos

15. Se Marcho el Amor - Zacarías Ferreira

16. Me Enamore - Antony Santos

Historia de un Idolo (2008)

1 Una Bomba

2 Que Pasara

3 Si Algun Dia La Vez

4 Le Llaman Loca

5 Todo Para Ti

6 El Amor

7 Cupido

8 Sin Tu Amor No Hay Vida

9 Dime Que Falto

10 Sin Ti

11 Hello Good Dye

Te Dejo Libre (2009)

1 El Amor Es Asi

2 Te Dejo Libre

3 Sin Ningun Reproche

4 Como Amigos Si Pero Como Amor No

5 Desesperado

6 Para Olvidarme De Ti

7 Basto

8 La Niña Bonita

9 A Millon

10 Dame De Tu Amor

11 Si Tu Me Quieres Ver Sufrir

12 Una Bomba

13 Hablame De Amor

14 Hermoso Sueño

Tu y Nadie Mas (2011)

01. Quedate Conmigo

02. Me sobran las palabras

03. Lo Busque

04. Pensando En Ti

05. Corre Mi Amor

06. Tu Y Nadie Mas

07. Cuentame

08. Felicidades

09. Yuyu mata yuyu

10. Felicidades (M)

11. Soy Tullo (M)

12. Pensando En Ti (M)