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Robi Draco Rosa

1970-06-27 (54 years old) in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez originally garnered fame as a member of boy band Menudo in the 1980s, singing lead on the band's biggest stateside hit, "Hold Me" and featuring prominently in the accompanying music video. In 1988, at age 19, he made his motion picture debut in the film Salsa, which was a big hit in Puerto Rico. During the filming of the movie, he met actress Angela Alvarado who would later become his wife. In the 1990s he helped launch Ricky Martin's musical career into a new global setting by writing and producing various of his hottest singles including María, La Vida Loca, La Copa de La Vida, She Bangs, and Shake Your Bon-Bon. Rosa toured with Lenny Kravitz during the summer of 2004 to promote his concept album Mad Love. In April 2011, Rosa was diagnosed with a non-hodgkin lymphoma cancer near his liver. He underwent alternative and traditional treatment in Houston and Santa Monica. This kept Rosa in a hiatus for almost a year until his return in March 2012, when he started recording his latest album with "Vida", and gave a concert with Juan Luis Guerra and Rubén Blades at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot. In December 2012, he was declared cancer-free. On December 9, 2013, Rosa's manager confirmed his cancer had relapsed and was declared again cancer-free on January 5, 2014.

Movies

poster
Soda Stereo - Gracias Totales
50 %|Sep 23, 2022
Music, Documentary
actor
Robi Draco Rosa - Al Natural
70 %|Dec 6, 2005
Music
actor
Encuentro
0 %|Dec 8, 2002
Music
poster
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
0 %|Aug 17, 1989
Comedy
poster
Salsa
69 %|Jul 9, 1988
Music, Romance

Series

poster
The Love Boat
63 %|Sep 24, 1977
Drama, Comedy