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La Vida De Anthony “Romeo” Santos

On July 21, 1981 an artist was born. Romeo Santos is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and former lead vocalists of the American bachata band Aventura. Romeo was born to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother in the Bronx, New York. His mom stood home to take care of the family while the father was working at construction. Romeo and his three cousins Lenny, Max, and Henry created their own group called “ Los Tinellers” in the early 1990s and changed their group name to Aventura.

In 1997 Anthony “Romeo” Santos, Henry Santos, Lenny Santos, and Max Santos formed their own group called Aventura. Romeo was the main songwriter and producer of Aventura. Aventura made their

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