La Molina may refer to:

• La Molina (ski resort), ski resort in Catalonia, Spain
• La Molina District, district of Lima Province, Peru

See also[link]

• Molina (disambiguation)

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Molina or La Molina may refer to:

People[link]

See Molina (surname)

Places[link]

Italy

• Castelletto Molina, a municipality in the Province of Asti, Piedmont region
• Castello-Molina di Fiemme, a municipality in the Province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region
• Molina (Pecetto di Valenza), a hamlet forming part of the commune of Pecetto di Valenza, in the Province of Asti, Piedmont region
• Molina (Vietri sul Mare), a civil parish of the municipality of Vietri sul Mare (SA)
• Molina Aterno, a town in the Province of L’Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy
• Molina di Ledro, a former municipality in the Province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region

Spain

• La Molina (ski resort), a ski resort in Catalonia
• Molina de Aragón, a municipality in the province of Guadalajara
• Molina de Segura, a municipality in the province of Murcia

Chile

• Molina, Chile, a town and municipality in the Curicó Province

Peru

• La Molina District, a district of the Lima Province

United States

• Molina, Colorado, an unincorporated town in Mesa County

Switzerland

• Molina, Switzerland, in the municipality of Buseno, Grisons

Other[link]

• Molina, a common name for the plant Dysopsis glechomoides
• Moisés E. Molina High School, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Molina's Culpa (1993 film), a Cuban short film that pioneered the blood and gore genre in Cuba
• La Molina National Agrarian University (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina), Lima, Peru
• Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus chinga), a South American skunk species
• "Molina", a song by American roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Molina Healthcare

See also[link]

• Moline (disambiguation)
• Molniya (disambiguation)

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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Background information
Birth name	Gilberto Santa Rosa
Also known as	El Caballero de la Salsa
Born	(1962-08-21) August 21, 1962 (age 49)
Genres	Salsa, Bolero
Years active	1976–present
Associated acts	Víctor Manuelle, Tommy Olivencia, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Vico C

Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.

Early years[link]

Santa Rosa was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, a city on the north eastern part of the Island. Here he received his primary and secondary education and became interested in music. He took part in his first concert while a teenager and in 1976, he made his recording debut as a backup singer with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra; soon afterwards he was recruited by La Grande Orchestra, where he became the lead singer. He remained with the orchestra for two years, during which time he met Elias Lopes who helped to mold and polish him as a singer.^[1]

Singing career[link]

During the 1980s, he recorded "Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri" (Tribute to Eddie Palmieri) with the Puerto Rican All Stars. He also recorded with various orchestras, amongst them the Tommy Olivencia Orchestra, the Willie Rosario orchestra and El Gran Combo. Santa Rosa developed a unique style of "soneo" (improvisation) in salsa that permitted him to be successful in both the "tropical" and "romantic" styles of the music.^[2]

In 1986, Santa Rosa formed his own band and signed with Combo Records; a string of hits followed, such as "Good Vibration", "De Amor y Salsa" (Of Love and Salsa), "Punto de Vista" (Point of View), "Vivir Sin Ella" (Living without Her) and "Perspectiva".

Santa Rosa was also the first singer of tropical salsa to carry out a concert at the Carnegie Hall Theater, in New York, where he performed as the opening number, his unique version of the salsa tune, "Represento" (I Represent), composed by Lou Briel. This event was recorded live at the hall, and later released as an album.^[3] A highlight of the night was the four-minute unscripted addition he made to his song "Perdoname" (Forgive Me), which solidified his improvisational talent. This live version became such a sensation thereafter that Santa Rosa had to memorize his own improvised lines for future concerts, and Perdoname became the closing song to his shows.

In 1990, Santa Rosa joined the all star "La Puertoriqueña" project which included Andy Montañez; in the same year he was awarded the Billboard Lo Nuestro Award for Best Male Singer. He also participated in the play "La Pareja Dispareja" (The Odd Couple) alongside Luis Vigoreaux and Rafo Muñiz. In 1995, Santa Rosa traveled to Japan as Puerto Rico's Good Will Ambassador, where he sang "De Cara al Viento" (Facing the Wind) in Japanese. In 1996, the greatest hits album "Caballero de la Salsa, Vol 2" was released and he also participated in the First "Festival Presidente" in the Dominican Republic (a Latin music festival sponsored by local Presidente beer). In 1997, he sang with Andy Montañez in New Yorks Lincoln Center and later that year, with Olga Tañon at the Universal Studios Amphitheater in Hollywood, California.^[2]

2000s[link]

Santa Rosa's hits continued with the album "Expresion" which included the single "Fulana" (What's her name) and in 2001 with the album "Romantico". He released "Viceversa" in 2002 which became a "hit" in the Latin community in the United States and in all of Latin-America.^[1]

Santa Rosa has taken on himself the task of keeping Tito Rodríguez's musical legacy alive and has acquired much of Tito's memorabilia, including articles of clothing, music and furniture from his home in Puerto Rico. Santa Rosa has staged several concerts and dances honoring the late singer, and recorded an album of his where with the use of modern technology, he sings "En la Soledad" (In Solitude), composed by Puchi Balseiro in a duet with him . During the week of February 24, 2003 Santa Rosa organized a two-night concert at the Center of the Performing Arts in Caguas, Puerto Rico. As an introduction to the event, he arranged for his private collection of Tito Rodríguez memorabilia to be exhibited in the lobby of the center. In 2004, he released "Autentico".^[4]

In addition, he has long played an important role in the career of his friend and protege, Víctor Manuelle, who Santa Rosa discovered. The two released a joint live album late in 2005, "Dos Soneros, Una Historia." In 2006, he released, "Directo Al Corazon", and in 2007 he carried out a concert acknowledged by the critics, in Plaza Colón at Santo Domingo and released Contraste with Conteo Regresivo being a major album hit. Furthermore, he performs alongside Chucho Avellanet, a musical comedy club-act called, Cantando y Contando, (Singing & Telling Stories), throughout the island.^[5]

On February 9, 2008 Santa Rosa participated in an event named "Concierto del amor" which was organized in the Madison Square Garden.^[6] In June 2008, "Contraste" received Gold and Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.^[7] According to the organization, the production has sold over 1,500,000 copies.^[7] At the moment of certification, the album's first single "Conteo regresive" had been sixteen weeks in the first place among Billboard's tropical list.^[7] Meanwhile "No te vayas" began gaining positions in the same list. After participating in New York City's Puerto Rican Day Parade, Santa Rosa prepared to begin an international tour beginning on June 13, 2008, in New Orleans before proceeding to Tampa, Florida, Ecuador, Chile, Spain, Colombia and Mexico.^[7] The concert in Chile, on June 28, 2008, was Santa Rosa's first ever in said country. the event took place in the Caupolicán Theatre and was attended by approximately 8,000 fans.^[8] On July 5, 2008, Santa Rosa became the first salsa singer to perform at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona.^[9] The event was a Sold Out, filling the venue with an attendance of 2,000.^[10] Santa Rosa was selected to perform at the "Balón de Oro" award ceremony, the most important condecoration in Mexican Football.^[11] Santa Rosa was selected to take part in "La Nueva Salsa", where he would perform along several young salsa artists.^[12] Santa Rosa has also contributed to improving Puerto Rico's public education system. He participated in Sapientis Week, an initiative sponsored by the non-profit Sapientis which brings distinguished public figures into classrooms in order to raise the public's awareness of the education crisis in Puerto Rico. On July 17, 2010, he participated in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Awards and recognition[link]

On September 28, Gilberto Santa Rosa was honored by Union City, New Jersey with the key to the city and a star on the Walk of Fame at Union City's Celia Cruz Park.^[13] As of 2010, he holds the record for the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart.

Discography[link]

External audio
	You may listen to Gilberto Santa Rosa's "La Agarro Bajando" here.

• 1986 - Good Vibrations (album)|Good Vibrations
• 1987 - Keeping Cool (album)|Keeping Cool
• 1988 - De Amor Y Salsa
• 1988 - Salsa... En Movimiento
• 1990 - Punto de Vista
• 1991 - Perspectiva
• 1992 - A Dos Tiempos de un Tiempo
• 1993 - Nace Aquí
• 1994 - De Cara al Viento
• 1995 - En Vivo Desde El Carnegie Hall
• 1996 - Esencia
• 1997 - De Corazón
• 1998 - Salsa Sinfonica en Venezuela
• 1999 - Expresión
• 2000 - Oro salsero
• 2000 - Perdoname...Exitos!
• 2001 - Romántico
• 2001 - Intenso
• 2002 - Viceversa
• 2003 - Sólo Bolero
• 2004 - Auténtico
• 2006 - Directo Al Corazón
• 2007 - Contraste
• 2008 - Una Navidad con Gilberto
• 2010 - Irrepetible

See also[link]

Puerto Rico portal

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Music of Puerto Rico

Antonio Molina was born in Málaga, 9 March 1928 - Madrid, 18 March 1992. Flamenco and popular singer and actor in films and on theatrical stage. He had a high, brilliant voice, which he perhaps abused until he lost it prematurely. He was very popular starring in many theater shows. After a few years of retirement, he attempted a come-back in 1986, but his time was over. He acted in films. From the age of 10 he showed great aptitude for flamenco singing, and became popular by participating in various radio shows. His film career began in 1953, and he is remembered for films such as "El pescador de coplas"(1953, director Antonio del Amo), "Esa voz es una mina"(1955, director Luis Lucia), and "La hija de Juan Simón" (1956, director Gonzalo Delgrás). Husband of Angela Tejedor (? - 18 March 1992) 8 children. Father to Ángela Molina, 'Miguel Molina', Paula Molina, Noel Molina and Mónica Molina. Father of an entire dynasty of actors and actresses (Angela, Paula, Miguel, and Mónica Molina), he maintained his popularity for many years by touring with his own musical show.

Filmography[link]

• Puente de coplas (1961)
• Café de Chinitas (1958)
• The Christ of the Lanterns (1958 film) (1958)
• Un hombre en la red (1957)
• La hija de Juan Simón (1957)
• Malagueña (1956)
• Esa voz es una mina (1955)
• El pescador de coplas (1954)
• El macetero (1951)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

External links[link]

• http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Molina wiki in spanish
• http://spanish.imdb.com/name/nm0596639/
• (Spanish) Álbumes del cantante
• (Spanish) Perfiles flamencos

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Juan Simón (born March 2, 1960 in Rosario) is a former football (soccer) defender from Argentina.

Early years[link]

Born in Rosario (Santa Fe province, Argentina), Simón started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1977, at age 9. In 1979 he was part of the Argentina national under-20 football team that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He received his first call up to the full Argentina team in 1980.

France[link]

Simón moved to France in 1983 to play for Monaco, in 1986 he joined Strasbourg where he played until 1988..

Return to Argentina[link]

In 1988 Simón returned to Argentina joining Boca Juniors, he won several titles with the club including their first official league title for eleven years in 1992. He was a key part of their defence during the late 80's and early 90s. In 1990 he was part of the Argentina squad that reached the World Cup final. He retired in 1994.

Titles[link]

Season	Team	Trophy
1979	Argentina U-20	World Youth Cup
1989	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
1989	Boca Juniors	Supercopa Sudamericana
1992 Apertura	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina
1992	Boca Juniors	Supercopa Masters
1993	Boca Juniors	Copa Oro

External links[link]

• Racing Strasbourg player profile
• Career details at National Football Teams
• “Para ser un gran jugador tenés que tener suerte y estar en el lugar indicado”, Semanario Colón Doce, 2008

Argentina squads v t e Argentina squad – 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship Winners (1st Title) 1 S. García 2 J. Simón 3 Alves 4 Carabelli 5 Sperandío 6 R. Rossi 7 O. Escudero 8 J. Barbas 9 R. Díaz 10 Maradona 11 G. Calderón 12 Seria 13 O. Rinaldi 14 Piaggio 15 Bachino 16 A. Torres 17 J. Meza 18 Lanao Coach: Menotti v t e Argentina squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Pumpido (Comizzo) 2 Batista 3 Balbo 4 Basualdo 5 Bauza 6 Calderón 7 Burruchaga 8 Caniggia 9 Dezotti 10 Maradona (c) 11 Fabbri 12 Goycochea 13 Lorenzo 14 Giusti 15 Monzón 16 Olarticoechea 17 Sensini 18 Serrizuela 19 Ruggeri 20 Simón 21 Troglio 22 Cancelarich Coach: Bilardo