Nino Segarra

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|birth_name = Juan Angel Segarra Crespo

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|birth_place = Maricao, Puerto Rico

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|instrument = drums, guitar and cuatro

|genre = Salsa and Boleros

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Juan Angel Segarra Crespo (born June 21, 1953), known professionally as Nino Segarra is a Puerto Rican singer, composer, musician and musical arranger.

Early years

Segarra was born on June 21, 1953 in Maricao, Puerto Rico. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. Luis Millán, from Segarra's hometown of Maricao, PR, discovered the young Segarra's musical talent at the age of 14. Under his guidance, Segarra started with the guitar as his first instrument. In 1976, he played the drums and guitar for various local bands, When he was 16 years old, Segarra auditioned for the role of guitar player and was hired by a band called "The Monarc", however a year later he joined another band "Mundo de Ponce" with whom he made his first recording and musical arrangement.[http://www.prpop.org/biografias/n_bios/nino_segarra.shtml Nino Segarra]

Segarra obtained his bachelor's degree in Applied Music, specializing in voice, arrangements, and composition, as well as another degree in music education from the Inter-American University in San Germán, Puerto Rico, He earned his bachelor's degree with a major in music.

Musical arranger and composer

Segarra began making musical arrangements for theater productions and symphony orchestras. By 1988, he had made arrangements for Andy Montañez, Marvin Santiago, Eddie Santiago and Oscar de Leon.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Segarra also produced and made the musical arrangements for his own songs.[http://www.musicofpuertorico.com/index.php/artistas/apollo_sound Apollo Sound] Among them Con la Musica por dentro (With Music Inside), El Maestro (The Teacher), Solo por Tí (Only for you), Loco de Amor (Crazy for Love) and Porque te Amo (Because I Love You) (written by Alberto Testa and Giampiero Felisatti in Italy and sung for the first time by Mina with the name "Più di così" in 1984 and only later translated by Pedro Arroyo in 1990), which became a number one hit in the Hispanic community of the United States, Puerto Rico and the rest of Latin-America.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indieclients.com/latino/articlejunito.html |title=JUNITO Y SECRETO A VOCES |access-date=October 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118195713/http://www.indieclients.com/latino/articlejunito.html |archive-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Albums

Orquesta Condimento (1982)
Que Viva la Salsa (1987)
La Fuente (1989)
Con la Música Por Dentro (1990)
Entre la Espada y la Pared (1991)
Loco de Amor (1992)
El Maestro (1994)
Solo Por Ti (1995)
Somos Uno En Navidad (1995)
Éxitos y Más Éxitos (1995)
Cha Cha Cha, Merengue, Salsa (1997)
Romántico Salsero (1998)
Vivo Por Ella (2004)
Protagonistas De La Salsa: De Puerto Rico al Barrio (2004)
Protagonistas De La Salsa: Nuestra Salsa (2005)
De Nino a Nino: Homenaje a Nino Bravo (2007)
Vida (2009)
30 Años de Trayectoria Musical (2012)
20 Duos En Salsa Vol I (2018)
Una Parte De Mi (2019)
Antillana Musical (2020)
Medley Boleros Homenaje A Lalo Rodriguez (2023)
Con La Musica Por Fuera (2024)

Recordings

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Amongst some of his recordings are the following:

Darlo Todo O Nada
Te Amo Y Me Amas
Probemos Como Amantes
Te Deseo
Me Parece*
Me Separo De Tu Vida
Chiquilla
Ajena
Mas
Potpourri "Homenaje A Puerto Rico": Romance Del Campesino / Amanecer Borinca
Entre La Espada Y La Pared
Entiéndeme
Eres La Única
Ha Sido Un Golpe Muy Bajo
Oh Mama
Escúchame
Ven A Mi Lado
Labios Virginales
Porque Tu
Digan Lo Que Digan
Y Nos Amamos
Ella Es En Mi Vida
Con La Puerta Cerrada
Como Yo Te Ame
Solo Por Ti
Me Imagino
Boleros De Felipe Pirela: Unicamente Tu/Sombras, Me Estas Matando De Mas

On November 10, 1998, Segarra released the album Romantico Salsero, which became a hit. On September 21, 2001, Segarra joined Eddie Santiago, Willie Gonzalez and David Pabon in a salsa concert held in Medellín, Colombia. Segarra and Pabon participated in the first International Cup of Salsa celebrated in Lima, Peru, on July 17, 2004. There he sang one of his compositions Vivo por Ella (I live for her), which he dedicated to the late Tito Puente. He also toured Venezuela, Peru and the United States.[http://www.latingossip.com/awards-shows/2007-latin-grammy-winners.html Latin Grammy – 2007]

Charts

=Albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions
scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"\|US Tropical Albums {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=nino segarra\|chart=Tropical Songs}}\|title=Nino Album & Song Chart History Billboard Tropical Albums for Nino Segarra\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}
scope="row" align="center" \| Con La Musica Por Dentro \| Released: 1990 Label: Musical Productions \|3
scope="row" align="center" \| Entre La Espada y La Pared \| Released: 1991 Label: Musical Productions \|4

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Album details

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scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"|US Tropical Albums
{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=nino segarra|chart=Tropical Songs}}|title=Nino Album & Song Chart History Billboard Tropical Albums for Nino Segarra|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 12, 2011}}

scope="row" align="center" | Con La Musica Por Dentro

Released: 1990
Label: Musical Productions

scope="row" align="center" | Entre La Espada y La Pared

Released: 1991
Label: Musical Productions

=Singles=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|US Latin Songs {{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=nino segarra\|chart=Latin Songs C}}\|title=Album & Song Chart History\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=December 5, 2011}}
scope="row"\|"Porque Te Amo" \|rowspan="2"\|1990 \| 28 \|rowspan="2"\|Con La Musica Por Dentro
scope="row"\|"Como Amigo Si, Como Amante No" \| 20
scope="row"\|"Eres La Unica" \|rowspan="1"\|1991 \| 29 \|rowspan="2"\|Entre La Espada y La Pared
scope="row"\|"Entre La Espada y La Pared" \|rowspan="1"\|1992 \| 34

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US Latin Songs
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scope="row"|"Porque Te Amo"

|rowspan="2"|1990

| 28

|rowspan="2"|Con La Musica Por Dentro

scope="row"|"Como Amigo Si, Como Amante No"

| 20

scope="row"|"Eres La Unica"

|rowspan="1"|1991

| 29

|rowspan="2"|Entre La Espada y La Pared

scope="row"|"Entre La Espada y La Pared"

|rowspan="1"|1992

| 34

Later years

Among those influenced by Nino Segarra was his cousin Eddie Segarra who is the lead vocalist and percussionist of "Kinkajou" a salsa and merengue band whose base of operations is located in Dallas, Texas.