Nino Segarra

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.

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. 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.

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

Amongst some of his recordings are the following:

Charts

Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS Tropical Albums Con La Musica Por Dentro Released: 1990 Label: Musical Productions3 Entre La Espada y La Pared Released: 1991 Label: Musical Productions4

Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS Latin Songs "Porque Te Amo"1990 28 Con La Musica Por Dentro"Como Amigo Si, Como Amante No" 20"Eres La Unica"1991 29 Entre La Espada y La Pared"Entre La Espada y La Pared"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.