Daniel Santos con el Sexteto Borinquen
En Vietnam
BMC BLP-1575 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Daniel Santos con el Sexteto Borinquen
- Title
- En Vietnam
- Release
- En Vietnam
- Label
- BMC # BLP-1575
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- New York City, New York, Puerto Rico
- Songwriter
- Daniel Santos
- Genre
- Hispanic Music · Bolero
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Puerto Rican Songs
1973, post-war album featuring the song "En Vietnam" (BMC # BLP-1575), discussed above. The record label was based in New York, focusing on Latin American music. Founded by Mario Hernández who released the song "Viet Nam" on the album Mi gran bandera: Canciones patrioticas, discussed above.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
The LP was also issued in Venezuela as Diversión ML-584 ("Grabación B.M.C."), "Daniel Santos en Vietnam con el Auténtico Sexteto Borinquen", orange label, "Hecho en Venezuela"; Lado A track 1: "En Vietnam" – Bolero (Daniel Santos). The back cover dedicates the album to "los muchachos que fueron, los que aún están y a los que tal vez irán a pelear a los campos de Vietnam". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico (5 February 1916). Died Ocala, Florida, USA (27 November 1992).