Angie chirino biography

Cuban-American musician

Musical artist

Willy Chirino (born April 5, , in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.

Early life

Following the communist revolution in Cuba, Chirino came to the United States in as part of Operation Peter Pan, designed to save children who were being abducted by the new communist regime.

This U.S. government-sponsored program, in conjunction with the Catholic Welfare Bureau, provided refuge to approximately 14, Cuban children who were cared for in U.S. foster homes until their parents could flee Cuba and arrive in the U.S. Chirino later recorded a song, "Nuestro Día Ya Viene Llegando" ("Our Day is Coming"), loosely based on his experiences as a refugee from communism.

The song has become something of an anthem for Cuban exiles everywhere.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Chirino began his artistic career in Miami, releasing his first album in Since then, he has recorded over 20 albums, several of which have attained platinum and gold status.

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In , his album "Son del Alma", won a Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. As founder of the Willy Chirino Foundation, his philanthropic efforts have been recognized by UNICEF and the Department of State. He celebrated his 35th anniversary in music with his latest released album "Willy Chirino Liveth Anniversary" ("Willy Chirino En Vivo Aniversario"), a CD/DVD combo of the concert.

This album brought him his first nomination for Best Salsa Album at the Latin Grammy Awards.

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Most recently, Chirino and his wife, singer-songwriter Lissette Álvarez, released their first album together, Amarraditos (Bound to One Another). The CD includes a potpourri of classic Spanish-language love songs. Chirino's album, "Pa'lante", was released at spring , after which he launched a world tour. In , when asked of how his recordings of My Beatles Heart, he said that Sony scrutinized every single one of his songs and their versions because they consider the songs by The Beatles as one of their most precious treasures, and wanted to make sure they were being used in a rightful manner.

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In , Chirino received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas for his music career.^[1]

Personal life

His first marriage was to Olga Maria Rodriguez and they bore three daughters: Angie, Olga Maria and Jessica. He later married Lissette Álvarez and had three more children: Nicolle, Alana, and Gianfranco.

He has three grandchildren, Elis Regina, Andres and Dashiel. He and his wife support the Cuban dissident movement, Yo No Coopero Con La Dictadura (I Don't Cooperate with the Dictatorship).^{[citation needed]}

Discography

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