Rafael Quiñones Vidal
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Rafael Quiñones Vidal was a journalist
and a radio and television Master of Ceremonies
.
Quiñones Vidal is acknowledged as the first Puerto Rican
communicator to promote young singers through his radio and television singing competition show called, Tribuna del Arte (The Art Rostrum).
Well known singers and performers from Puerto Rico who started as artists in this show include Yolandita Monge
, Lucecita Benítez
and Carmen Delia Dipini
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and a radio and television Master of Ceremonies
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
.
Quiñones Vidal is acknowledged as the first Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
communicator to promote young singers through his radio and television singing competition show called, Tribuna del Arte (The Art Rostrum).
Well known singers and performers from Puerto Rico who started as artists in this show include Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico and the first Puerto Rican female singer to be nominated to the Grammy Music Awards. She is also Puerto Rico's highest selling female artist. She has been in the music business since adolescence, and has recorded over thirty...
, Lucecita Benítez
Lucecita Benítez
Luz Esther Benítez , better known in the music world as Lucecita, is a Puerto Rican singer.-Biography:Lucecita was a member of what is historically known in Puerto Rico as the New Wave, or Nueva Ola of popular music, created by Alfred D. Herger, alongside Lissette and Chucho Avellanet, among others...
and Carmen Delia Dipini
Carmen Delia Dipini
Carmen Delia Dipini , was a singer of boleros.-Early years:Born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Dipini often entertained her family and friends as a child with her singing. She attended the Eugenio Brac Elementary School where one of the teachers, Mrs...
.
See also
- List of Puerto Rico TV presenters