José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"
| José Luis Rodríguez | |
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"El Puma" aka "The Cougar" in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | José Luis Rodríguez Gónzalez |
| Also known as | El Puma, El Capitán, El Grande |
| Born |
14 January 1943 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genres | Ballad, Bolero, Latin pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Record producer, Actor, Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels | Velvet, TopHits, RCA, Polydor, Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Mirla Castellanos, Ilan Chester, Estela Raval, Vikki Carr |
| Website | www |
José Luis Rodríguez González, nicknamed El Puma (Cougar) (Spanish pronunciation: [xoseˈlwis roˈðɾiɣes]; 14 January 1943), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas. He also served as a coach and mentor on the Peruvian and Argentine version of The Voice, as well as a judge on X Factor Chile.
José Luis Rodríguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José Antonio Rodríguez from the Canary Islands, Spain and Ana González a Venezuelan housewife. He lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by his mother (an illiterate then, learned to read as an adult in order to read the Bible) along with 11 brothers and sisters. He grew up in very modest conditions, having to shine shoes, and pack bags in a supermarket for a living at an early age. Without an academic formation, he shaped himself as a singer and actor by empirical means.
As his mother participated in the revolt against Marcos Pérez Jiménez (holding weapons and hiding politicians in her home), Rodríguez lived in exile in Ecuador with her and his brother, for a couple of years.
Rodríguez surfaced in his homeland in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was able to build a fan base there. He also participated in a famous commercial, along with his family during that time. Rodríguez went to Puerto Rico, where he participated in the Telenovela Cristina Bazán, alongside Johanna Rosaly and young Adamari López. It was whilst there that he received his nickname, El Puma. Later, he also made the telenovela, El ídolo, with Cuban actress Marylin Pupo, playing Omar Contreras (a.k.a. El Puma).
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