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Carlos Vives (born 1961) is a Colombian singer and composer.
Carlos Vives was born in Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, in
1961, where he spent his first 12 years of life. At that age, he and his
family moved to Bogotá in search of a better life. There he acquired a taste
for rock, and started playing in bars and cafés in the city, but quite never
forgetting his Caribbean roots. At the same time, he simultaneously pursued
an acting career, being remember in Colombia for the telenovela (Latin
American soap opera) Gallito Ramírez (which told the story of a Colombian
Caribbean coast boxer who falls in love with an uptight girl, who was
portrayed by his first wife, Margarita Rosa de Francisco).
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In 1989, he was offered an acting job in Puerto Rico, and upon moving, he
took a break in his music career. There, he is remember for his leading
roles in the soaps La Otra and Aventurera. There he married Hermelinda
Gómez, his second wife (now separated).
Upon his return to Colombia in 1991, he was offered a TV role that would
change his life forever. He was cast in the leading role of a fantasy series
based in the life of Vallenato composer Rafael Escalona called, not
surprisingly, Escalona. He sang the composer's songs in the series, and
that's when he retools his career towards vallenato and its fusion with
rock, pop and other Caribbean Colombian ethnic rythms, which scandalized
Vallenato purists.
In 1993, he released his "Clásicos de la Provincia", which became a timeless
classic in Colombian and Latin American music, projecting Vallenato to the
continental and worldwide scenario.
He followed his success with the not-as-successful but equally high quality
releases "La Tierra del Olvido" (1995), "Tengo Fe" (1997), "El Amor de mi
Tierra" (1999), "Déjame Entrar" (2001) and "El Rock de mi Pueblo" (2004),
which has the largest fusion component of all his albums.
He's now in a relationship with former beauty pageant queen Claudia Elena
Vásquez, and has 2 children from his marriage with Hermelinda Gómez.
He spends his time between Miami and Colombia, mainly Santa Marta and
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CARLOS VIVES PICTURES |
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MOST POPULAR
Angelina Jolie
Jessica Alba
Paris Hilton
Scarlett Johansson
Jessica Simpson
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Lindsay Lohan
Shakira
Beyonce
Hilary Duff
ADDITIONS
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna
Hayden Panettiere
Miranda Cosgrove
Selena Gomez
Demi Lovato
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
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