Arriving in New York from Puerto Rico in May 1963, just short of his 17th birthday, Héctor Martinez already had a sterling singing voice. He had grown up in a musical family in Ponce and attended music school, where he played the saxophone. There, a teacher insisted on perfect vocal diction and poise on stage with hopes of grooming him for a career as a…
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