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Los Hermanos Rosario is an emblematic Merengue band from the Dominican Republic. The orchestra became Los Hermanos Rosario on 1 May 1978, Labor Day. At that time, the 7 brothers debuted with the municipal authorities in a ceremony in the town Salva Leon de Higuey, a town on the edge of the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. In 1980, Los Hermanos Rosario recorded their first single “Maria Guayando” which quickly caught the attention of the public. They decided to move to the capital city and released their first album thus resulting in great success. Their first album contained these hit titles: “Las Locas,” “María Guayando,” “Vengo Acabando,” “Bonifacio,” y “El Lápiz.” In 1983, the group suffered a tremendous loss when the leader, pianist, and musical director, Pepe Rosario died. This situation forced the Hermanos Rosario to suspend their activities for a while and even caused the members to think of ending their musical career. Fortunately, Los Hermanos Rosario were able to bounce back from their loss. After the loss of a brother, a mentor, and an outstanding musician, the brothers rose out of the ashes and placed themselves at the top of the artistic scene. In 1987, they launched a new album titled “Acabando” which contained songs that have surpassed the time barrier. These titles include: “Borrón y Cuenta Nueva,” “Adolescente,”and “La Luna Coqueta.“ A successful career commenced, and Los Hermanos Rosario continued reaching new heights of popularity. Musical productions such as “Otra Vez,” “Fuera de Serie,” and “Insuperables” made the band one of the most listened to musicians in the Dominican Republic. Songs such as “Rubia de Fuego,” “Ingrata,” “Mi Tonto Amor,” “Bomba,” “Cumandé,” “Loquito Por Ti,” “Dime,” “Esa Morena,” “Bríndame Una Copa,” “Desde Que la Ví,” “Mil Horas,” and “Pecadora” kept the band in the spotlight. The song “Pecadora” was included in the soundtrack of the film Tacones Lejanos, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. During his career, the group has taken their music all over the Americas and Europe: the Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Polyhedron of Venezuela, Latin American Festival of Milan, Rome Festival, London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, Berlin, etc. are just some places and capitals of the world where have performed Los Hermanos Rosario. They have been awarded many times with the popular “Congo de Oro” (Golden Congo) at the Carnival of Barranquilla, in Colombia, and their award of “Super Congo de Oro” (Super Golden Congo), in Puerto Rico, generated a veritable craze with their music, becoming a source of inspiration for many merengue interpreters of neighboring islands, who found in Rosario Brothers an input to develop their careers along the lines of the famous Merengue Bomba genre. The Canary Islands surrendered to their feet, and with Andy Montañez this act has recorded and performed for most people in occasions like Carnivals, with certifications by Guinness Book of Records.