![]() It wasn't long before he met Pedro Flores, a fellow Puerto Rican and composer. With Pedro Flores ĭavilita became very popular in the New York Latin scene and was soon working with many Latin artists. ![]() Eventually, he would join Rafael Hernández's Cuarteto Victoria. Said recording marks the start of Davilita's career. ![]() The recording was made in 1930 with Manuel Jiménez, better known as "Canario", and his band. Quiroz became ill on the day of the recording and Davilita ended up doing the recording as the lead voice. The song was to be recorded by Ramón Quiroz with Davilita and Fausto Delgado as background singers but fate had a different plan. Davilita asked Hernández if he could record the song but Hernández thought that he was too young and declined his request. Davilita got along with Hernández and was able to see the unfinished version of Hernández's composition " Lamento Borincano". In 1929, 17-year-old Davilita met by chance Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández. One of the places which Davilita frequented was Hernández Record Store in El Barrio, which was a common gathering place for young Latin musicians at the time. Davilita, as he became known, learned to play the guitar at a young age and entertained his family with his voice. His parents, however, moved to New York City when he was only a child and settled down in East Harlem, which is also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio. Ortiz Dávila was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He was the first artist to record the Rafael Hernández standard " Lamento Borincano". Pedro Ortiz Dávila (– July 8, 1986), better known as Davilita, was a popular Puerto Rican singer of boleros and patriotic songs.
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