Everything about Danny Rivera totally explained
Danny Rivera (born
February 28,
1945) is an
Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who was born in
San Juan. He is well-known in Puerto Rico for his political activism.
In the
1970s, Rivera had such hits as
Jesucristo from
Roberto Carlos,
Mi Viejo (
My Old Man) from
Piero and
Vecino, Dame la Mano (
Neighbor, Give me Your Hand). Rivera sported an afro then, and he became one of the first male public figures in
Puerto Rico to wear earrings.
During the
1980s, he relocated to
Cayey. In
1988, he married model
Alexandra Malagon, whom he later divorced.
In
2001, Rivera was arrested and incarcerated for one month in a federal prison for trespassing on the military campgrounds at
Vieques. He was one of the most outspoken and recognizable anti-military protesters at the height of national protests. His prison diary and poems were published in a book titled "
Enamorado de la Paz" ("
In Love with Peace") in 2002.
He has shared the stage with
Julio Iglesias,
Will Smith and
Plácido Domingo, and he's headlined at the
Madison Square Garden and
Carnegie Hall in
New York and the
Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan.
He received the citizenship of the Dominican Republic in a ceremony in Santo Domingo on March 13, 2008.
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