José Luis Moneró

Music Career

With just 17 years of age, a shy José Luis seemed to be then marked by luck. Because surprisingly, opportunities began to double quickly. He first sang at the Tapia Theater. He then went on to the luxurious and exclusive Hotel County Vanderbilt Inn. And thereafter his name began to gain popularity with bands like Luis Morales, La Tropicana and Pepito Torres and his unforgettable Siboney.

Like many of his contemporaries in full the 40s, José Luis Moneró migrated north to settle in New York City. There he took trumpet lessons with the famous American musician Charles Colin. He played and sang with legends like Noro Morales and José Curbelo. Until one day was recruited by Xavier Cougat to sing with his Orchestra.

In the 1980s the singer Julio Angel recruited him to share star in two recording projects of excellence: "50 años de nostalgia" and "Evocando el Ayer". Subsequently the label disk Hit son released you a compact print live in which, under the production of Salvador Rosa, he shared star with Lucy Fabery, Ruth Fernández, Los Montemar, Tato Díaz and German Dayivet, among others. It documents the concert "Tributo a José Luis Moneró" that produced by Carmen Junco and Edna Rivera appeared in the Center of fine arts of Santurce on 5 September 2002.

Moneró was the father of four and was married for twenty years to the former Tere Haddock and was 89 at the time of his death on February 15, 2011 in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

His prominence led Governor Luis Fortuño to order flags flown at half staff for three days when informed of the musician's death.