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Boca may refer to:

In entertainment:

• Boca, a 1994 film starring Rae Dawn Chong
• "Boca" (The Sopranos episode), a 1999 episode of the American television series The Sopranos

In locations:

• La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Boca, California, a former settlement
• Boca, a village in Samarineşti Commune, Gorj County, Romania
• Boca Chica, a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic
• Boca, Novara, a municipality in the Province of Novara, Italy
• Boca Chica Key, an island in the lower Florida Keys
• Boca Del Mar, Florida, a census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida
• Boca del Río, Veracruz, a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz
• Boca Grande, Florida, a town on Gasparilla Island, Florida
• Boca Pointe, Florida, a census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida
• Boca Raton, Florida, a city in Palm Beach County, Florida
  • Boca Raton Airport, a general aviation airport located in the city of Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton Resort & Club, a luxury resort with a private nightclub in Boca Raton

In people:

• Andrea Del Boca, Argentine television actress
• Carlos Bocanegra, nicknamed 'Boca', an American Soccer player

In sports:

• Boca Juniors, a sports club based in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Sociedade Boca Júnior Futebol Clube, a football (soccer) club based in Cristinápolis, Sergipe, Brazil

In other uses:

• Bird Observation & Conservation Australia, the former Bird Observers Club of Australia
• Bloque Obrero Comunista de Andalucía, an Andalusian Communist group
• Boca Burger, an American brand of vegetarian hamburger
• BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, A publication created by the Building Officials Code Administrators International (BOCA). See International Building Code

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Daniel Sarcos (born September 29, 1967) is a Venezuelan actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and television personality best known as the host of Súper Sábado Sensacional from 1997–2009 and the Miss Venezuela pageant from 2004–2009. Both of these shows are seen on the Venezuelan television channel, Venevisión. He is currently a host on the morning program ¡Levántate!, on the Telemundo network.

Television career[link]

Sarcos began his television career when he hosted the variety show Frecuencia Latina on Venezolana de Televisión in 1994. In 1996, Sarcos was hired by Venevision to host Mega Match Sensacional, a new segment on the variety show Súper Sábado Sensacional. By the end of the year, then host Gilberto Correa stepped down, and when the new season began in January 1997, Sarcos took over as the show's main host before being replaced by Leonardo Villalobos in 2010. Beginning in 2000, he also starred in La Guerra De Los Sexos, another segment from Súper Sábado Sensacional (co-hosting with Viviana Gibelli) until he left in 2009, and was replaced by Winston Vallenilla. He starred in the Dominican Movie, Un macho de mujer in 2006. Sarcos later hosted El Gran Navegante, which ran from 2007–2008. After his departure from Súper Sábado Sensacional, he hosted El Familión Nestlé: Trato Hecho (Spanish-language version of Deal or No Deal) which airs on Ecuavisa and is sponsored by Nestlé. Following this, he was given the opportunity to host the Miss Ecuador pageant on March 25, 2010. Also, at the start of February 2011, Sarcos became the host of the morning program ¡Levántate!, which airs on Telemundo.

Singing career[link]

Sarcos is also a salsa singer. Para Innocens, his first and only album to date, was released in 1998.

Personal life[link]

From 2004 until 2010, Sarcos was married to his second wife, former Miss Venezuela contestant, model, and television host Chiquinquirá Delgado, with whom he has a daughter.

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

• Frecuencia Latina (1994–1996)
• Súper Sábado Sensacional (1996 on Mega Match, 1997–2009)
• La Guerra de Los Sexos (2000–2006, 2009)
• El Gran Navegante (2007–2008)
• El Familion Nestle: Trato Hecho (2010–2011)
• Aqui Se Habla Español (2010–present)
• ¡Levántate! (2011–present)

Stage[link]

• Mi Vida No Es Tan Sensacional (2009–present)
• ¿Divorciarme, Yo? (2011–present)

See also[link]

• List of television presenters/Venezuela

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Daniel Sarcos on Twitter
• Daniel Sarcos on Facebook
• Daniel Sarcos at the Internet Movie Database

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Don Omar
Omar at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida, October 4, 2008
Background information
Birth name	William Omar Landrón Rivera
Also known as	El Rey
Born	(1978-02-10) February 10, 1978 (age 34)
Origin	Puerto Rico
Genres	Reggaeton, pop, rap, R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, composer, CEO, actor, rapper
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Orfanato Music Group (His Label) VI Music Universal Music Latino Machete Music
Website	Don Omar

Don Omar (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978 ^[1]), a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-rapper and actor. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey (Spanish: "The King").

Early life[link]

William Omar Landrón Rivera is the oldest son of William Landrón and Luz Antonia Rivera. He was raised in Santurce, a barrio in the Villa Palmeras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. From an early age, he showed interest in the music of Vico C and Brewley MC.^{[citation needed]} During his youth, he became an active member of a Protestant church, Iglesia Evangélica Restauración en Cristo in Bayamón where he occasionally offered sermons. However, after four years, he left the church to dedicate himself to singing.^[2]

Career[link]

His first public performance in a night club was accompanied by disc jockey Eliel Lind Osorio. Afterwards he appeared regularly on compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, and DJ Eric. He also worked as a backup singer for the duo Héctor & Tito. One of the members, Héctor Delgado, helped him produce his first solo album.^[2]

Don Omar's career rose to stardom with the release of his first studio album, The Last Don. Both the studio version and its live edition have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Worldwide, The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] has sold over one million copies, according to his official website. He earned awards for Latin Pop Album of the Year and New Artist & Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year by the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2003. The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] was also nominated for Urban Music Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.

Omar's May 2006 album King of Kings, became history's highest ranking reggaeton LP in the top 10 US charts, with its debut at #1 on the Latin sales charts and the #1 spot on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Radio Chart with his single “Angelito”.^[3] Omar was also able to beat the in-store appearance sales record at Disney World's Virgin music store previously set by pop star Britney Spears.

With the highest charting debut by a reggaeton artist, Don Omar's King of Kings entered at No. 7 with 74,000, beating Daddy Yankee's No. 24 entry with 2005's "Barrio Fino En Directo". In April 2007, Don Omar received the Latin Billboard award for Reggaeton Album Of The Year for King of Kings.^[4] Billboard recognized that King of Kings was the most successful album of the decade in Latin America, besides being the most successful in the history of the genre of reggaeton. Billboard estimated that the album sold over 4.1 million copies by the end of 2009.^[5]

The album's track "Salió El Sol" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. The songs "Los Bandoleros" and "Conteo" were featured in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in the ending credits.

Don Omar participated in Gilberto Santa Rosa's presentation in an event titled "Concierto del Amor", presented in the Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2008. He closed the event and performed reggaeton themes.^[6]

Don Omar's third studio album, iDon, was released on April 28, 2009. This album was dedicated to his cousin Cordell Brown. "Virtual Diva" became the most requested song on Latin radio stations.^[7][8] The second official single, titled "Sexy Robotica", was released on July 6, 2009.

The album Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans was released on November 16, 2010. The album features the artists under Don Omar's Orfanato Music Group label and other reggaeton artists. The album includes the promotional single Hasta Abajo and the album's lead single Danza Kuduro featuring Portuguese-French singer Lucenzo, as well as collaborations from Orfanato Music Group artists including Kendo Kapponi, Syko, Plan B, Zion & Lennox, Yaga & Mackie and Danny Fornaris. He is signed to VI Music and Machete Music through Universal Music Latino.

The album Don Omar Presents MTO2: The New Generation was released on May 1, 2012. The album features newly signed to Orfanato Music Group Natti Natasha as well as many other signed artists and other reggaeton artists like Zion Y Lennox. The album includes the singles Hasta Que Salga El Sol and Dutty Love featuring Natti Natasha. The album also features collaborations with Juan Magan, Mims, Syko, Vinny el Vendito, and Yunel Cruz. The album has been well received^{[citation needed]} and is a top seller on iTunes.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

William Omar Landrón is the father of four children. He married forecaster/journalist Jackie Guerrido on April 18, 2008.^[9] Divorce rumors surrounded the couple two years into the marriage and were compounded by comments Landrón made via Twitter.^[10] In March 2011, it was revealed they had divorced.^[11]

Controversies and legal issues[link]

On September 18, 2007, Don Omar was briefly detained in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to a legal dispute. A Bolivian concert promotor sued him and some of his management after he canceled a concert scheduled for earlier that year in La Paz as part of the international tour Up Close.^[12][13][14] The organization claimed that he had defrauded US$70,000 due to the cancellation.^[14] Landrón responded that he canceled the concert because the company did not provide air tickets in time.^[14] After the case was presented before a local judge, both parties reached an agreement.^[14] Landrón was allowed to leave the country in order to comply with a previously scheduled appearance in Buenos Aires on Argentine television and returned the next day to hold his concert in Santa Cruz's Tahuichi Aguilera soccer stadium.^{[citation needed]}

Landrón is banned from Univision.^{[citation needed]} After Univision became involved in his marriage and its end, he is no longer allowed to attend any award shows from Univision.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2003: The Last Don
• 2006: King of Kings
• 2009: iDon
• 2010: Meet the Orphans
• 2012: Don Omar Presents-Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation

Live / special edition albums[link]

• 2004: The Last Don Live
• 2006: The Last Don: The Gold Series
• 2006: King of Kings: Armageddon Edition
• 2007: King of Kings Live
• 2012: Don Omar Present MTO 2 - New Generatio

Compilation albums[link]

• 2005: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros
• 2005: Da Hitman Presents Reggaetón Latino
• 2006: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros Reloaded
• 2007: Don Omar Presenta: El Pentágono

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

	Puerto Rico portal
	Biography portal
	Music portal

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• List of Puerto Rican songwriters

References[link]

External links[link]

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