Danny Rivera
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Danny Rivera (born February 28, 1945) is an international singer and songwriter who was born in San Juan. He is well-known for his fashion statements and his activism as well.
In the 1970s, Rivera had such hits as Jesucristo from Roberto Carlos, Mi Viejo (My Old Man) from Piero and Vecino, Dame la Mano (Neighbor, Give me Your Hand). Rivera sported an afro then, and he became one of the first male public figures in Puerto Rico to wear earrings.
During the 1980s, he relocated to Cayey. In 1988, he married model Alexandra Malagon, whom he later divorced.
In 2001, Rivera was arrested and encarcerated for one month in a federal prison for trespassing on the military campgrounds at Vieques. He was one of the most outspoken and recognizable anti-military protesters at the height of national protests. His prison diary and poems were published in a book titled "Enamorado de la Paz" in 2002.
He has shared stage with such other legends as Julio Iglesias, Will Smith and Plácido Domingo, and he has headlined at such places as Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall in New York and the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan. He is the only Puerto Rican to have headlined at the Carnegie Hall three times.
He has earned three Grammy nominations, three silver albums, and four golden albums.
