José Nogueras

Nogueras began composing at the age of 17 and made his professional debut with the release of Salsa Estival.[2][3] Nogueras' songs have also been performed by Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Olga Tanon, Ismael Miranda, Lourdes Robles, Andy Montañez, Tito Rojas, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Johnny Albino, and Tony Vega.[5][6] In July 2007 he participated in "Cosa Nuestra", a retrospective of Puerto Rican music and culture from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, in which he performed along with Dagmar, Otilio Warrington, Nano Cabrera and Chucho Avellanet.[8][9] His parents are José Nogueras Chapel from the town of Añasco and Milka Vega Soto from the city of San Sebastián del Pepino, His father had an extraordinary talent for poetry.In 2006, he received a liver transplant after suffering from acute cirrhosis and cancer, and was able to begin performing again in 2007.
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