Lorenzo S. Alvarado Santos

Lorenzo Santiago Alvarado Santos (October 26, 1920 – July 23, 1982) was a Puerto Rican singer, composer and guitarist. He became internationally famous with Johnny Albino and Félix ("Ola") Martínez as part of the Trío San Juan during the years 1949–1957. Among his best tunes was the 1956 bolero named "Siete notas de amor".

The group enjoyed many hits, but none more successful than "Siete notas de amor", which has made the soundtrack of the Mexican movies including "El amor que yo te di" and "La cigüeña dijo sí" (1958), plus "¡Viva Jalisco, que es mi tierra!" (1959). It also enjoyed French, Japanese, Italiano, and English versions.

Personal life In July 1941, he married Aurora Torres in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The couple had five sons; one, Harry, died of heart disease in August 2015. The union was dissolved at some point. Aurora Torres died in New York City in December 2011.

Alvarado Santos had married Irma Gloria Cedeño in 1977 and they had seven children.

Later years Chago Alvarado lived his last years in Humacao, where he owned a restaurant and night club called "La Brasa Steak House". He performed there live on the weekends. He died on July 23, 1982, at the age of 61, from kidney disease at the Regional Hospital in Caguas, Puerto Rico.