Pablo Ríos

Juan Pablo Torres Amaya, known by his stage name Pablo Ríos (26 June 1933 – 10 January 2006), was a Salvadoran romantic singer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Amaya.
Pablo Ríos
Birth nameJuan Pablo Torres Amaya
Born26 June 1933
Guadeloupe, El Salvador
Died10 January 2006(2006-01-10) (aged 72)
Mejicanos, El Salvador
GenresBoleros, ballads, rancheros
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Voice
Years active1946–2006

Biography

Juan Pablo Torres Amaya was born on 26 June 1933 in Guadeloupe, San Vicente, El Salvador.[1] At the age of 13, he began his passion of singing to women, generally singing romantic boleros, ballads, and rancheros.[2]

He won first place at the Central American and Caribbean Song Festival three times in a row, winning the first with his song Odio.[2] To celebrate 50 years of his music, various radio stations and Channel 10 aired special programs with his music.[2]

He died to prostate cancer on 10 January 2006 in the Zacamil Hospital in Mejicanos, El Salvador.[3]

Albums
  • 52 Años de Romance (1999)[4]

References
  1. "Pablo Ríos: Una Voz del Pueblo Salvadoreño" [Pablo Ríos: A Voice of the Salvadoran People]. musica.com.sv (in Spanish). 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. Trujillo, Carolina (9 January 2006). "Siete Décadas de Romance con Ríos" [Seven Decades of Romance with Ríos]. elsavlador.com. El Diario de Hoy. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. García, Paola Michelle (10 January 2006). "Luto y Dolor por la Muerte de Pablo Ríos" [Mourning and Pain for the Death of Pablo Ríos]. elsavlador.com (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. Salcedo, Alejandra (29 June 1999). "52 Años de Romance con Pablo Ríos" [52 Years of Romance with Pablo Ríos]. elsavlador.com (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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