“THE GENTLEMAN OF SALSA” - GILBERTO SANTA ROSA

Published: Sep 24, 2019

One of the most celebrated Latin music vocalists in the world for his musical elegance and style, this native of Puerto Rico has been honored with the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award, Grammy^® and Latin Grammy awards with the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Latin Grammy for Necesito un Bolero being the most recent. His energetic personality, vocal improvisational skills and refreshing sense of humor have consistently entertained crowds with his style of salsa since the 1980s and he has the most No. 1 hits on Billboard's Tropical Albums Chart with 12 in total.

His presence with La Grande orchestra for two years, as well as his participation with the groups Don Perigñon, Fantasía Boricua of Manolito Rodríguez, and the Puerto Rico All Star Tommy Olivencia, placed Santa Rosa in the forefront of the Salsa movement of the ‘70s. He became part of the Willie Rosario orchestra in 1981 which led to musical hits like “Lluvia” and “Botaron la pelota.” Santa Rosa established himself as a solo singer in the second half of ‘80s.

The 2018 HBO Latino concert special Gilberto Santa Rosa: 40 y Contando celebrated his four decades in music. Taped in front of a live audience, it featured such hits as such as "Conciencia," "Que Alguien Me Diga," and "Déjate Querer."

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One of America’s premier performing arts venues, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts presents more than 700 performances each year to more than 700,000 patrons, showcasing a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events. Guest experiences at the Broward Center include the all-inclusive JetBlue Flight Deck on the Club Level, special events in the Huizenga Pavilion, waterfront dining at Marti’s New River Bistro and innovative classes and workshops for all ages at the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center. With one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, the Broward Center serves more than 130,000 students annually. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. receives and maintains funds to sustain, develop and secure the future of the Broward Center. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit BrowardCenter.org.

The Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment Consortium is a cultural partnership between the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale History Center and the Historic Stranahan House Museum. It is supported by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. Programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.