Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (born April 24 1949) was born in
Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Vargas began his musical
studies early, attending the Municipal Academy of Music beginning at age
10. He has been a trumpeter and a vocalist, but has also arranged,
composed, and led his band, and is also a producer. He began his career
with the band "Wilfrido Vargas y sus Beduinos" by recording his first
album in 1974.
During the 1980s he had international commercial success with songs such
as: "El Barbarazo", "El Jardinero", "La Medicina", and "El Loco y La Luna"
(which was nominated for a Grammy in 1989). Today Vargas is one of the
best-known artists in America with hit songs such as "El Africano"
(written by Calixto Ochoa), "Abusadora", "Comejen", "A Mover la Colita"
and "El Baile del Perrito".
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