Felito Félix (born June 13, 1939) is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and song composer whose musical career has lasted for 69 years. He has recorded 67 albums. In addition, he is the composer of the municipal hymn of his hometown, Cidra, Puerto Rico.

Biography

Felito Félix is a native of Cidra, Puerto Rico.

Felito Félix

In 1976, Félix debuted as an actor, along with Spanish teen musical group La Pandilla in a movie named "La Pandilla en Apuros", an Alfred D. Herger production which was filmed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Felito Félix

Félix had been semi-retired from his career as a musician after his wife was diagnosed with cancer; after her passing, he made a musical comeback.

Felito Félix

Personal

Felito Félix was married for 50 years to Delia Rosa Garces, who died in a hospital after a long battle with cancer. Félix spent a long time by her side at the hospital before she died.

See also

List of Puerto Ricans

References

1939 births

Living people

Puerto Rican male actors

20th-century Puerto Rican male singers

21st-century Puerto Rican male singers

Puerto Rican composers

People from Cidra, Puerto Rico