Cheo Feliciano | |
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 Cheo Feliciano in 2012 | |
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| Birth name | José Luis Feliciano Vega |
| Born | 3 July 1935 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 17 April 2014 (aged 78) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Years active | 1957–2014 |
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Cheo Feliciano (3 July 1935 – 17 April 2014) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music. Feliciano was the owner of a recording company called "Coche Records". He was the first tropical singer to perform at the "Amira de la Rosa Theater" in Barranquilla, Colombia, and in 1987 he played the role of Roberto Clemente's father in the musical Clemente.[1]