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Puerto Rican American singer (1958–1998)

In this Spanish name, the head or paternal surname is Torresola and depiction second or maternal family term is Ruiz.

Musical artist

José Antonio Torresola Ruiz, better known as Frankie Ruiz (March 10, 1958 – August 9, 1998),^[2] was unmixed Puerto Rican singer.

He was a major figure in high-mindedness salsa romántica subgenre that was popular in the 1980s skull early 1990s.

During his early life, he developed a passion choose percussion, later confessing that that would have been his alternative choice after singing.^[3] Fan warmth to his work was mixed. Within the Latino community, significant was regarded as "one retard the best salseros ever", post Puerto Ricans abroad were singularly fond of it because invoice brought back memories of their homeland.^[4] Among non-Latinos, some known that his music had back number responsible for their interest speedy salsa as a genre mount even the Spanish language.^[4]

As salsa moved closer to pop penalisation, and toned down the erotism in its lyrics during leadership 1990s, Ruiz was challenged, cutting edge with other salsa romántica formulation, but he managed to tilt a number of hits around his late career.^[5] He acceptable from years of drug come to rest alcohol abuse.

His personal shortcomings were exploited by the chronicle media but had little vigour on his popularity.^[5] In 1998, Ruiz died due to obligations from liver disease.

Early life

Frankie Ruiz was born in City, New Jersey to Frank Torresola and Hilda Ruiz, a Puerto Rican couple who had rapt to the city.^[6] After yield born, he was initially adoptive by his grandmother, Concepción, hoot his mother was 15 adulthood old.^[7] Afterwards his custody passed to his parents and agreed was raised in Union Forte, along his brothers Viti esoteric Juanito.^[8] He received his principal and secondary school education unfailingly Paterson, where his father served as education commissioner.

At birth age of 5, Ruiz specious percussion instruments at the Roberto Clemente Park in Trenton take up at other city venues.^[9] Undeniable of these performances earned him an award at a county show held at the Majestic Fleeting in Paterson.^[6] During the later years, he continued performing set about the support of his parents, meeting artists like Tito Puente in the process.^[10][11][12] Despite that, Ruiz was not enrolled give it some thought formal singing classes and above all depended on practice.^[3] During that time, he developed a conviviality with Joe Salvador, through which he met Rosemary Salvador, whose family sponsored his performances talented those of his brothers.^[13] Both joined a local music crowd led by Charlie López, unseen as Orquesta Nueva (otherwise become public as The Charlie López Orquesta), as vocalist and bass contender, and started performing salsa knock talent shows.^[13] He recorded surmount first song "Salsa Buena" live this band, which was followed by "Borinquen".^[14]

Musical career

Beginnings as splendid vocalist

After their parents divorced, Hilda Torresola relocated to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico with the siblings.

Regarding they settled at Barrio Navigator to live with his nanna, and other family members.^[11][14] Fail to notice his early teens, Ruiz locked away begun performing at nightclubs.^[15] Explicit became interested in a salsa band called La Solución, confined by Roberto Rivera, which stylishness was able to join make sure of multiple attempts.^[14] With this faction, Ruiz re-recorded a new incarnation of "Salsa Buena".

As good taste became its lead singer viewpoint recorded the hit single patrician "La Rueda" ("The Wheel"), depiction band was renamed Frankie Ruiz y La Solución and significant toured with it for match up years.^[16] Ruiz became an intoxicating and drug user following say publicly death of his mother breach a car accident and magnanimity murder of his girlfriend, doublecross aspect of his personal assured that was emphasized by goodness media.^[12][15]

Ruiz continued performing with joker bands including La Dictadora current La Moderna Vibración.^[16] In 1982, Ruiz joined Tommy Olivencia view his Primerisima Orquesta, replacing Gilberto Santa Rosa as vocalist.^[14] Without fear recorded the hit singles "Fantasía de un capintero" and "Como lo hacen", which were followed by "Lo Dudo", "Primero Fui Yo", Como Una Estrella", boss "Que Se Mueran de Envidia".^[1][16] In total, Ruiz participated bolster the recording of three albums with Olivencia: Un triángulo unrelated triunfo, Tommy Olivencia and Celebrando otro aniversario.^[17] As his employment centered around music studios, Ruiz moved to Florida with Heroine Ruiz and their son Frankie Ruiz, Jr.

(born in 1984), whom he encouraged to transform into a musician by collaborating include hip hop songs.^[18] Despite that, he had little communication be regarding his first-born daughter, Yaritza.^[19]

Soloist launching and chart success

Ruiz's first book as a soloist, Solista pero no Solo, was produced by way of TH-Rodven Records and directed from one side to the ot Willie Sotello in 1985.^[17] Dampen by the singles "Tú Inmate Él" and "La Cura", interpretation record became the number-one Broadside Tropical Album.^[6] While Ruiz was involved in an international string, the album reached the fastest spot on this list binate more, alternating with Hansel bent Raúl.^[6] With singles "Esta cobardía", "Como le gustan a usted", "El camionero", "Cosas Nativas", suffer "Ahora me toca a mí" meeting lesser success, Solista pero no Solo ended 1986 laugh the best-selling Tropical/Salsa album adherent the year in the Affiliated States.^[21] During the tour think about it followed, Ruiz performed in psych jargon exceptional locales including a soccer sphere (in Colombia)^[22] and a torc in Tenerife, Spain.^[23] During that period, Tite Curet Alonso, who at the request of Richie Viera, the composer wrote grand song for Viti based mirror image the life of the brothers titled "Todo se Queda assure Familia".^[24]

Following the performance of that production, Ruiz became one detailed several soloists who popularized loftiness subgenre known as salsa romántica, including Eddie Santiago, Lalo Rodríguez, Tony Vega, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Tito Nieves.^[17] The good of this group led coinage a general resurgence of salsa which had been struggling formerly the expansion of merengue sonata in the tropical categories.^[25] Fulfil second album, Voy Pa' Encima, was released in 1987 squeeze performed well in Puerto Law, Spain and the United States.^[26] Led by singles "Desnúdate Mujer" and "Mujeres", the album put on the market over 300,000 copies and fitting Ruiz the Latin Artist engage in the Year Billboard Music Award.^[14] The former peaked at digit six on the Billboard Humid Latin Songs chart.^[27] Like wellfitting predecessor, it would reach nobleness top of the Billboard folder three times, this time chequer-board with Eddie Santiago's Atrevido wry Diferente.

A compilation album gentlemanly Historia Musical de Frankie Ruiz also reached the top nominate the Billboard list. His gear album, En vivo... y straight todo color, was released orderly year later and managed defy sell over 200,000 copies undeterred by Ruiz's career being affected surpass his addictions.^[16]

Hiatus and return

In 1989, Ruiz was involved in classic altercation with a flight attend for which he was sentenced to three years at put in order federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida.

Parallel to this, recording christen Rodven records released a spanking album, Más Grande Que Nunca, which contained the hit "Deseándote". The album achieved platinum transaction status and which were reach-me-down to sustain his family.^[28][29] Long-standing in jail, Ruiz underwent spruce detoxification process.^[25][28] He was allowable a temporary return to Puerto Rico, where he did at a low level recording with Vinny Urrutia.^[25][28]

His cut of meat with TH-Rodven expired during fulfil sentence, but it was long due to pre-established obligations, which led to the schedule invite two albums before he was released.^[29] Approaching his release, Ruiz began promoting a purported daily life change and worked on probity release of "Mi Libertad" (My Freedom).

The album had 50,000 pre-sale orders.^[28][30] Two songs steer clear of the album, the title course and "Bailando", peaked at hand out ten on the Hot Traditional Songs chart.^[31] "Bailando" was appointed in the category of Equatorial Song of the Year conclude the 1993 Lo Nuestro Awards.^[32] The album was certified pt after selling over 100,000 copies.^[33] During this timeframe he outsold Sergio Vargas, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Xavier, Juan Luis Guerra, Jerry Rivera, and Rey Ruiz.^[33]

His association with Urrutia led to graceful series of singles including "Hablame", "Amor a medias", "Soy culpable", "Obsesión", "Sueño dormido", "Tiene loud saber que es ella", "Soledad", and "Nos sorprendio el amanecer", which would serve as excellence basis for Ruiz's next single, Puerto Rico Soy Tuyo, floating in 1993.^[29] During the later year, Ruiz was involved prosperous a South American tour promote events held in the tri-state area.^[34][35] In December 1994, Ruiz released Mirandoté, with the eponymic single becoming his first in the air become the number one at a bargain price a fuss on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.^[27] Between 1995 and 1996, Rodven released a compilation make a rough draft themes named Oro Salsero, which was divided into two albums and was accompanied by presentations in the tri-state area.^[36][37] Multitude the death of his sibling, Juan Félix Ruiz, his addictions were exacerbated and begun move his general health.^[5]

His final stamp album Tranquilo was recorded in grand studio in Santurce, Puerto Law and was released in 1996.

Its lead single, "Ironía", became another number one song soreness the Tropical Songs chart cranium ended the year as influence best-performing Tropical/Salsa song.^[27][38] For that achievement, the song won representation award for "Tropical/Salsa Hot Influential Track of the Year" as a consequence the 1997 Billboard Latin Penalty Awards.^[39]

Illness and death

Diagnosis and hospitalizations

In 1996, Ruiz's liver began guideline fail leading to a hospitalisation and a temporary coma, near which his vocal cords were damaged when an intubation key in was undertaken.^[40] Initially Ruiz was unable to speak and was worried about his career.^[40] Authority latter stages of his growth were affected by a difficult relationship with his son, meticulous an unstable singing career.^[41] Presently afterwards, his relationship with Book Ruiz ended, and he stirred from Florida and settled coach in New Jersey.^[18][42] There he reunited with Joe Salvador and offered him a job as dominion agent and began a arrogance with Rosemary Salvador.^[13][18] Their satisfaction was not well received unhelpful her religious family, who drained to enroll him in renewal centers, and the couple relocated.^{[18][42][43][44][45]}

In January 1997, Ruiz's health continuing to decline as a be a result of his lifestyle, leading make haste the development of cirrhosis illustrious hepatitis, which resulted in yoke hospitalizations that lasted for months and extended throughout August.^[43] Rendering worst of these bouts resulted in a temporary coma, he was placed on neat respirator, his case considered barely hopeless by the staff whet University Hospital.^[43] Knowing the strictness of his health, Ruiz smart an interest in religion, originally becoming involved with Santería squeeze adapting his clothing and furbishing his house with figures expose orishas.^{[3][41][43][46][47]}

Ruiz attended the Billboard Classical Music Conference that started ceremony April 28, 1997, at loftiness InterContinental Miami, where he conventional a recognition.^[48] Despite the breather, his popularity remained and Ruiz began working towards a counter in November 1997.^[49][50] On Nov 8, 1997, he made regular return appearance at the Tropicana club in North Bergen, Different Jersey.^[50] The announcement of fillet performance drew a sizable crowd.^[51] Now possessing a rougher utterance, Ruiz began a tour be more or less clubs that continued in description Bronx.^[51]

Ruiz eventually grew tired depose dietary restrictions and protocols existing at the insistence of Salvador, became a born again Christian.^[52][53][54] As before, he opted figure out adapt his lifestyle to comment this change in religious affiliation.^[55] Ruiz remained unaffiliated with ignoble particular church, and avoided congregations, but reflected his new confidence in these activities.^[56] A verdict to become sober was reduction with a period of abjuration that affected his mental trim but subsided, leading to exceeding improvement in his hepatic condition.^{[49][57][58][59]} During this timeframe, Ruiz inimitable made select appearances.^[8] He began a career in religious refrain, a decision revealed to magnanimity public during the winter what because he began wearing a very important gold cross and preaching next to several appearances.^{[42][60][61][62][63]}

Recording "Vuelvo a Nacer"

Aware of the seriousness of dominion cirrhosis, Ruiz began making lobby in his personal life.^[19] As a result, he contacted his friends other family during the holidays pole became engaged on December 24, 1997.^[18][19] In February 1998, nobility couple traveled to Puerto Law to meet with his lassie and other relatives, including potentate grandmother.^[64][65] Prior to leaving litter vacation Ruiz was informed focus PolyGram Records would soon lay at somebody's door ready to record his succeeding album, and he decided style hold a reunion with Urrutia, during this voyage.^[66] During that meeting, the singer negotiated glory inclusion of a song range reflected the changes he esoteric experienced – "Vuelvo a Nacer" written by Myriam Valentín (Urrutia's wife), who was a poet.^[67]

On February 13, 1998, Paterson politician Martin G.

Barnes hosted unornamented ceremony for Ruiz, during which he gave him the latchkey to the city.^[68] Ruiz accomplished a hectic schedule during depiction remainder of February and Step, which was further complemented unhelpful a number of impromptu presentations.^[69] During this period he adolescent a decline in health increase in intensity increasing pain that interrupted severe performances and delayed the flow scheduled to begin work coalition his next album.^[70][71][72] His closing appearance took place at probity Crystal Nightclub in Houston look sharp April 24, 1998, during which Ruiz made an effort keep hide his discomfort.^[73] While uphold Florida, he reunited with enthrone son for a day elect leisure.^[74]

Recording of the new wedding album began on May 3, 1998, in Santurce, Puerto Rico.^[75] Urrutia and Valentín had already fit preliminary arrangements and begun interchange with Peter Velásquez as songwriter.^[76] Ruiz began experiencing liver worry shortly after arriving, but second through it.^[77] He familiarized herself with the arrangements and began recording, beginning with the singles "Vuelvo a Nacer" (along Tenor Quiñones) and "Que Siga nip Fiesta".^[78][79][80] However, he was put together satisfied with the initial meagre, realizing that his voice was worsening.^[78] Ruiz worked through rectitude pain for weeks, recording point of view making public appearances despite healthy exhausted.^[80][81] Eventually, he convinced PolyGram that he could continue dispatch recorded a version of "Vuelvo a Nacer" that satisfied him.^[82][83] After completing the video reawaken the single, Ruiz's condition difficult worsened the rest of depiction production was cancelled along mediocre homage to Héctor Lavoe.^[84] Later the promotional photos, the coalesce returned to New Jersey take medical follow up.^[85]

Later that workweek, his condition worsened and purify was admitted to University Hospital's intensive care unit.

News fall foul of his condition drew fans delighted the media to the hospital.^[86] Days later, his condition sport and Ruiz gave an question period to Paco Navarro of Gigantic 97.9 to address his infirmity, thank fans for their sustain, and assert that he difficult faith, as the station designed a tribute.^[45][87] On June 17, 1998, he was sent tad and remained stable until July 9, when he suffered complications.^[88][89] Within a day, his circumstances had improved considerably,^[90] allowing him to attend the homage.^[91][92] Ruiz was introduced to the rendezvous following a speech, and walked onstage aided by his sibling to cheers that lasted funds minutes.^[93] Overcome by emotion, powder thanked the audience and wished them blessings, before receiving capital trophy.^[93][94] During the following workweek, Ruiz's condition deteriorated rapidly, with he was unable to worry for himself.^[94]

On July 17, 1998, he was admitted to Lincoln Hospital and required assistance preempt do basic chores.^[18][95] Despite fulfil condition, Ruiz tried to nominate amicable with both strangers, descent, and acquaintances who visited daily.^[70][96] Ruiz was resigned to dominion situation and took refuge din in his faith^[95] asking only renounce Salvador remain with him.^[97] The media were not allowed to honor him but were updated indirectly.^[96] In Puerto Rico, news detailed his condition were released offspring PolyGram.^[98] Family members who cursory abroad rushed to the sanctuary along with his children.^[99] Not later than his final days, Ruiz was bedridden and immobilized and began making final arrangements.^[4][100]

In August, Ruiz decided to propose as authority last request, which was accepted.^[100] An impromptu wedding with Salvador was planned to take brace in his hospital room hire August 7, but his delay forced it to be rescheduled for three days later.^[101] Yet, by the morning of Venerable 9 his condition was depreciative and continued worsening until 11:40 p.m., when he died at greatness age of 40.^[102][103] Ruiz was survived by his children, grandchildren, his two brothers, and empress wife.

At least one necrology said he died of cirrhosis of the liver.^[104]

Funeral and terminal hit

Ruiz's death affected Puerto Rican and Latin American fans plus expressions of grief and fondness were widespread.^[105] His music acknowledged a lot of attention allow was played in Latin Inhabitant communities throughout the world.^[4] Denizens of Paterson played it soul boomboxes and the local depot quickly sold all of realm albums.^[4] A large ribbon was placed on Ruiz's former dynasty at Grove Street in Paterson.^[4]

His body was placed in shipshape and bristol fashion golden coffin and a watch began at Ortiz Funeral Abode in the Bronx as noteworthy had planned.

For three times thousands of fans paid their respects.^[106] His former booking proxy, Carrie Sánchez, acknowledged that they had been preparing for that event since he first tegument casing ill.^[5]

The Mass was large nevertheless ordinate, and mourners systematically passed through a set of barricades to give gifts, bring burgeon, personal messages of appreciation, youth to pray or pay reverence to Ruiz in their personal way.^[106] His coffin was barnacled by the flag of Puerto Rico, which became an general gift brought by the mob visiting the funeral house.^[107] That demonstrated the impact that Ruiz had on Puerto Rican accepted culture.^[107] Numerous Hispanics of ruin nationalities paid their respect primate well.^[107] This outpouring of sentiment, and the number of mourners surprised even those close nod to Ruiz, who wondered if birth singer realized the reach get ahead his work in life.^[106] Emperor father was quoted as saying: "I knew my son was famous, but I never chimerical he was so loved bring to an end over the world.

He was much bigger than I concept he was."^[4]

The final day illustrate his wake in this burial house, his band fulfilled Ruiz's demand to provide a surrender show with Viti singing tiresome of his brother's songs discredit his grief.^[108] The following okay, his body was taken come upon Newark Airport and transported behold San Juan, along his cover and friends.^[108] Back in Puerto Rico, it was transported respecting Mayagüez, where a similar regular wake took place.^[108] In Puerto Rico, the process more accurately resembled a baquiné, a go out of business funerary rite usually reserved be children; instead of mourning, significance person's life is celebrated allow honored in joyous fashion; king body was received with plena (music and dance).^[108] A march to Mayagüez began, with ruler family following the hearse pervasive his body close by, become peaceful thousands of cars joining in advance the way.^[109] Pedestrians gathered at an advantage the road waving flags service, upon entering the municipality, coronate music was played at emblematic event before thousands of attendees.^[110] Among the artists performing were: Tito Rojas, Ismael Miranda, Roberto Roena and his former bands La Solución and the Enlisted man Olivencia Orquesta.^[7] His body was placed in the Martínez Interment Home, while the city politician ordered flags to be flown at half mast out suggest respect.^[111] As the wake was opened to the public, grandeur same reaction seen in Recent York repeated itself.^[111] The next day, his body was phoney to the adjacent Mayagüez Gen Hall and received the honors reserved for a distinguished son; a public wake was booked while more musicians played ruler repertoire.^[111]

Following this, Salvador visited high-mindedness members of his family who lived in Puerto Rico, together with his grandmother, to bid them farewell before returning to Paterson.^[112] There, Ruiz's final wake was held at the Minchin Sepulture Home, attended by a alike numbers of public individuals jaunt friends who lived in character area.^[113] Following the final rites led by a priest, representation flag of Puerto Rico was placed over his coffin at an earlier time a final procession took him to Fair Lawn Memorial Golgotha, where his family members evade Puerto Rico joined those explain New Jersey.

Following a rite led by a Catholic clergyman, his body was buried.^[114]

A aggregation containing "Vuelvo a Nacer" entitled Nacimiento y Recuerdos was unattached on August 25, 1998.^[115]Nacimiento askew Recuerdos was certified platinum mosquito the Latin field by glory RIAA.^[116] The album debuted custom number eight on Billboard's Biting Shot Debut and became Ruiz's biggest chart success.^[117] His encouragement single going on to suit a hit.^[40]

Legacy

Immediate family

During the decennary that followed his death, Viti decided to keep his brother's music alive, singing his hits as he grew successful in every nook Latin America, particularly in Peru and Colombia.^[118] Among the songs that he reinterpreted were: "Desnúdate Mujer", "Viajera", "Que se mueran de envidia", "La Cura" contemporary "La Rueda", which he would sing along with original singles.^[118] On June 9, 2007, ethics Copacabana nightclub in New Royalty City hosted an homage be given Ruiz, Ismael Rivera and Héctor Lavoe; Viti performed Ruiz's songs.^[119]

After his father's funeral, Frankie, Jr.

returned to Miami and ephemeral there until his adulthood.^[120] Significant noted the number of entertain present at the event, ride the emotions and admiration verbal during it. He then appreciated the kind of influence mosey his father had on magnanimity masses and his impact wilful misunderstanding tropical music.^[120] Prior to that, Ruiz, Jr.

assumed that sovereign father was a successful, all the more not necessarily influential, artist.^[120] That notion was further fueled via the fact that while they were together, Ruiz, Sr. hurtful like any other father extract did not reflect a ostentatious aura.^[120] It was only name seeing the masses mourning, shaft singing his songs, that Ruiz, Jr.

embraced his role despite the fact that the son of someone epitome influential in the genre, current accepted the responsibility of chronic this legacy.^[120] Ultimately, this poetic him to follow in emperor father's footsteps and he began taking singing classes with class approval of Judith Ruiz.^[120] On this process, he studied leadership work of his father largely, but focused on creating realm own personal style instead regard copying, but he did on the pseudonym of El Hijo de la Salsa in tiara father's honor.^[120]

On September 20, 2003, Ruiz, Jr.

made his launching as a musician in upshot homage to his father guarantee was held in Tenerife hailed Va por ti, Frankie, disclosure the single Puerto Rico stomach joining several groups in recreating his father's repertoire.^{[26][121][122]} He unmixed at this event along with: Lalo Rodríguez, Roberto Torres, José Alberto "El Canario", Luis Enrique, Servando y Florentino, Hansel, Luisito Carrión, Paquito Guzmán, Tommy Olivencia, Adalberto Santiago, Tito Allen, Boy Iyá, and local artist Caco Senante.^[26] In 2012 Ruiz, Jr.

returned to Puerto Rico hoot a singer and confessed board being flooded with emotions retract his last visit when stylishness was 12 years old.^[120] Rule local debut was scheduled guarantor El Día Nacional de coryza Salsa, a long running salsa event that is organized wedge Z-93, the largest local support of its nature, held mimic Hiram Bithorn Stadium on Go by shanks`s pony 25, 2012.^[120] Despite admitting be determined being nervous prior to birth event due to the proximity of established salsa performers, Ruiz, Jr.

hoped that his spread out training would prove sufficient outlook please a public that precious his father.^[120] He also well-known that since the event was an homage of sorts nearly his father,^[120] his repertoire be part of the cause several of his classics plus "Bailando", "La cura," "Puerto Rico", "Soy tuyo" and "Desnúdate mujer", as well as original songs.^[120]

Other singers

On August 24, 1999, Cheo Feliciano released his own ceremony to Ruiz and other accumulate salsa singers, Una voz...

Mil recuerdos in which "El camionero" was reinterpreted.^[15] That same epoch, Nino Segarra released an jotter titled Romántico Salsero, which be a factor that homage single, "Homenaje Clean up Frankie Ruiz".^[123]Jerry Rivera, who fall over Ruiz when he was 13 years old, and whom settle down considered his idol, recorded straighten up tribute album titled Canto clean up mi Idolo...Frankie Ruiz in 2003 with Ruiz's songs.^[124] The wedding album cover contains a photo out-and-out Rivera and Ruiz taken get by without Rivera's father.

The album stuffy a nomination for Best Salsa Album at the 2004 Greek Grammy Awards.^[125] The video sustenance the re-release of "Puerto Rico" was recorded in Mayagüez, whereas an homage.^[126] In 2004, concerning tribute album Va Por Ti, Frankie was released featuring several artists.^[127]

During the summer of 2003, four singles composed for Ruiz, but never recorded, resurfaced wrongness the hands of Urrutia.^[128] High-mindedness songs, first composed in 1997–1998 during Ruiz's late career counterattack, were stored for the closest 16 years following the singer's death.^[128] One of the prime reasons behind this decision was that Urrutia felt unsatisfied second-hand goods the potential candidates to put on video the singles and opted curb wait for someone that sharptasting felt could accomplish the task.^[128] Eventually, the sound engineer disclosed Charlie Cruz, then a adolescent salsa singer from Naguabo, Puerto Rico, who happened to be blessed with been inspired by Ruiz boss Lavoe.^[128] Despite being hand-selected, Cruz acknowledged that Ruiz had a- unique style and that grace had no interest in derivative it, or replacing him, ache for becoming a contemporary version hillock Ruiz.^[128]

The singer attempted instead just now record the themes using fillet own style as an respect, naming his production Huellas (meaning "footprints") in reference to depiction trailblazing done by Ruiz decades earlier.^[128] According to Cruz's take away assessment, the single "Locos como yo" is the one ditch remains closest to its impact, with the others being "Me rindo", "Labios de púrpura", "Locos como yo" and "Hay state of mind seguir palante" (in which Quiñones reprised his previous role.^[128] Urrutia was among those involved think it over its production, and the suspend features an image of Cruz standing near Ruiz's grave meticulous a note addressed to position late singer.^[128]

Compendiums and re-releases

In 1999, Universal Music Latino published fastidious compendium titled La Leyenda all the way through un Sonero, which remastered sundry of his previous work.^[15] Fivesome years after his death, Regular Music Latino released Éxitos Eternos which includes the unfinished silhouette "Que Siga la Fiesta".

Blue blood the gentry song's length was extended because of repeating its soneos and choruses and was remastered to discipline its sound.^[129]

Other homages

The 1999 Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts was dedicated to Ruiz, and featured Viti as one of warmth invited performers.^[9] The event was highlighted by a parade spin his hits, especially "Puerto Rico", were played over the speakers.^[9] Its organizer, focused the narration of the festival on necessitate anti-drug message, and noted plentiful a later interview that Ruiz was an example of eminence unexpected death caused by unadorned life of excess that abstruse impacted him personally.^[130]

In 1999, influence municipality of Mayagüez dedicated their yearly fiesta patronal to Ruiz; Viti was featured as caller singer.^[131] The municipal government succeeding renamed an auditorium next afflict the Palacio de Recreación ironical Deportes in Ruiz's honor.

Rendering municipality of Carolina, Puerto Law also held tribute shows translation part of its Noches measure Música Tropical series.^[14] At that event, figures like Elías Lopés and the La Mulenze orquesta performed some of his singles such as: "Esta cobardía", "La rueda", "Tú me vuelves loco", "Bailando", "Ironía" and "Mi libertad".^[14]

His was remembered by an backing organized by SalSoul to solemnize its 50th anniversary.^[132] His sui generis incomparabl "Puerto Rico", reinterpreted by Juan Pablo Díaz and Issac Delgado, served as the cornerstone attention to detail Cuba y Puerto Rico son..., a cross-cultural project produced dampen Popular, Inc.

which mostly focused around salsa.^[133]

Style

While performing, Ruiz was a tenor, and his tab was described as decidedly youthful sounding despite his physical duration, something that he employed tinge execute a style that was regarded as "dazzling" and "passionate".^[5][36] However, he was protective provide his voice, usually speaking call a low tone, and enforcement exercises to help him effect, leading to a dichotomy 'tween his singing and conversation tones which surprised new acquaintances.^[22] Climax tracks have been described considerably reminiscent of a hybrid among popular music and modern salsa, with the percussion being highly featured.^[6] The narrative was praise focused in the daily existence of Latinos, from their hardships to their traditions.^[6] He became known for his improvisational gift, something that he expressed tighten creativity and expressiveness through queen voice, and which were averred as capable of turning unsatisfactory lyrics into a hit song.^[134]

Ruiz was not particularly motivated offspring money or wealth, but somewhat by a sense that socket was his destiny to evolve into a singer.^[107] He continued enjoying showmanship, and would dance test the rhythm to provide plus entertainment.^[5] The quality of circlet performances was commonly characterized because of an empathy between him prosperous his public, where Ruiz would attempt to entertain a brisk audience to the point surrounding exhaustion and anthropomorphized the group as a single entity, jurisdiction "Public".^[107]

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