is one of the most prolific Puerto Rican composers of the last half century. And one of the most songs has led to the top of popularity. Catalino Curet
Alonso was born in the pit area of \u200b\u200bthe municipality of Guayama English. His mother was a seamstress. His father was a musician in the orchestra of Simon Wood and English teacher. Being separated from their parents, Tite moved with his mother to Barrio Obrero de San Juan. And he recalls, when he sought money to her father, he gave back the letter, marked with appropriate correction of accents, and the request fulfilled.
His music career began with basic education in theory and music theory with Professor Jorge Rubio. His first steps in composition gave in New York in 1965 when Joe Quijano wrote their first songs.
Three years later, Tite composed the song "The great tyrant" for the Cuban bolero singer Roberto Ledesma. And to the failure to use the number on his part, was given the opportunity to tailor the song, a female version for the Cuban singer La Lupe.
"La tirana" Tite Curet turned into a popular feeling of the staff. And adding to the repertoire of the legendary performer "final Laughter" and "pure theater", the composer's career began to emerge Guayama big.
In 1969 the trio recorded her Los Andinos "stopped the clock", the Trio Los Condes scored a similar success with "Witchcraft" and Tito Rodriguez became a classic issues "Tremble" and "Don Fulano.
Coinciding with the rise of salsa movement in New York, Tite Curet Alonso became one of the greatest composers of the movement demand. His production with Jerry Massucci to mark the return of Cheo Feliciano to the song made history and produced such hits as "Anacaona", "My sad problem," "So that Afinque", "If my rain" and "cruel Openness" .
In 1971 Willie Colón gave the hit "Piranha." Months later came to Ray Barretto "I Witness" and "Better a guaguancó." His communion with gender afroantillano gave hits like "cute faces of my black people" and "From Anyway Roses "recorded by Ismael Rivera sonero," Journal of yesterday "as performed by Hector Lavoe," Planting in "made for Ruben Blades," The essence of guaguancó "sung by Pete" El Conde "Rodriguez and" lender "produced Teacher Rafael Cortijo.
However, his versatility as a composer has led him beyond the salsa to explore other genres as a composer. The produced ballad "Theme Nilsa" Johnny Olivo recorded it. In the merengue " I dominicaniso "for Los Hijos del Rey. On the stage he wrote for Tony Croatto neofolklore" Cucubano ", later recorded the international quintet Menudo. And his Christmas songs have been part of the repertoire of singers.
His presence in international competition was attended by Los Hermanos Castro in Rio Festival, where they performed their composition in Portuguese "And after the love." In Buga, Colombia, won first place with "Let the poet sing" who played Irma Bruno. In the Salsa Festival in Venezuela reached the summit position with "Sal health" by Cheo Feliciano. He has worked
English versions of many international issues. Gave English lyrics to "Limelight" by Charlie Chaplin Wilkins recorded his version of "If I Were a Rich Man" gave him a huge success Chucho Avellanet and worked the first English versions recorded by Nelson Ned.
His compositions have been part of the soundtrack of films like "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", "Bad Habits" and "Godfather II."
Besides his work as composer, Tite Curet has developed an extensive journalism career through publications such as "Variety", "Stars", "El Mundo" Anchorman, "" See "and" El Vocero ". He has published the book "life itself" and maintains a weekly program on Radio Universidad.
Legendary Puerto Rican composer Catalino "Tite" Curet Alonso died on August 5, 2003 of a disease respiratory Baltimore. He was 77 years old.
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