Nicknamed "El Gallito de Manatí" ("Manati's Bantam"), Class achieved fame in Puerto Rico in the 1960s before moving to Mexico, where he achieved wide success. His period as a resident there proved important for his career: He released various Mexican music albums and he was able to achieve fame across Central America, South America and the rest of the Caribbean.
When Class returned to Puerto Rico during the decade of the '70s, he immediately landed a weekly television show in Rafael Perez Perry's Channel 11, which he co-hosted with Awilda (Awilda La Mimosa) Pedrosa. His adopted Mexican accent was noticeable during the run of this show; as a matter of a fact, he kept the Mexican accent for a very long time. His catchphrase was "Yo soy el Gallo!" ("I am the Rooster!") He retired to his hometown of Manati. He released over 20 albums, many of which have been converted into CD format.[citation needed]
Deathedit
Class died on the morning of April 13, 2017, aged 81 following a long illness at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.[2]
Selected discographyedit
Singles
Nuestro Pan De Cada Dia
"Despedida", written by Jose Manuel "Taty" Calderón Hernandez.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
^Patricia Vargas Casiano (13 April 2017). "Fallece El Gallito de Manatí" (in Spanish). Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
External linksedit
José Miguel Class biography, National Foundation for Popular Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico (in Spanish) 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, prpop.org; accessed April 13, 2017. (SEE English translation here)
josé, miguel, class, ponce, september, 1935, april, 2017, puerto, rican, singer, garnered, international, fame, during, 1960s, 1970s, born, 1935, september, 1935manatí, puerto, ricodiedapril, 2017, 2017, aged, hato, puerto, ricooccupation, singer, contents, bi. Jose Miguel Class Ponce September 26 1935 April 13 2017 was a Puerto Rican singer who garnered international fame during the 1960s and 1970s 1 Jose Miguel ClassBorn 1935 09 26 September 26 1935Manati Puerto RicoDiedApril 13 2017 2017 04 13 aged 81 Hato Rey Puerto RicoOccupation s Singer Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Selected discography 4 References 5 External links 6 See alsoBiography editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nicknamed El Gallito de Manati Manati s Bantam Class achieved fame in Puerto Rico in the 1960s before moving to Mexico where he achieved wide success His period as a resident there proved important for his career He released various Mexican music albums and he was able to achieve fame across Central America South America and the rest of the Caribbean When Class returned to Puerto Rico during the decade of the 70s he immediately landed a weekly television show in Rafael Perez Perry s Channel 11 which he co hosted with Awilda Awilda La Mimosa Pedrosa His adopted Mexican accent was noticeable during the run of this show as a matter of a fact he kept the Mexican accent for a very long time His catchphrase was Yo soy el Gallo I am the Rooster He retired to his hometown of Manati He released over 20 albums many of which have been converted into CD format citation needed Death editClass died on the morning of April 13 2017 aged 81 following a long illness at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey Puerto Rico 2 Selected discography editSinglesNuestro Pan De Cada Dia Despedida written by Jose Manuel Taty Calderon Hernandez References edit Biografia de Jose Miguel Class Ponce Archived from the original on May 12 2010 Retrieved October 6 2010 Patricia Vargas Casiano 13 April 2017 Fallece El Gallito de Manati in Spanish Elnuevodia com Retrieved April 14 2017 External links editJose Miguel Class biography National Foundation for Popular Culture San Juan Puerto Rico in Spanish Archived 2013 09 22 at the Wayback Machine prpop org accessed April 13 2017 SEE English translation here See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Music portalList of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican songwriters Irish immigration to Puerto Rico nbsp This Puerto Rican biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Miguel Class amp oldid 1148443004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
