Toño Rosario

Toño Rosario
Background information
Birth name	Máximo Antonio del Rosario
Also known as	El Cuco
Born	November 3, 1955 (1955-11-03) (age 54) Higuey, Dominican Republic
Origin	Dominican Republic
Genres	Merengue
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1978 - present
Labels	Universal Music Latino
Associated acts	Los Hermanos Rosario

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Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Merengue musician born in the Dominican Republic. Toño is well-known throughout Latin American, the US, and Europe. When Toño was a child, others would tease him by calling him "El Cuco" (the "Boogeyman"). Instead of being ashamed of this nickname, Toño embraced it and has referred to himself as "El Cuco" in many songs and interviews.

Biography

Rosario was born in Higüey, a province located in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. Since childhood, he and his brothers showed a great interest in music. They would play self-made instruments made out of bottle caps, plastic containers, and other items. Soon, they started singing and playing in the neighborhood and started what would become Los Hermanos Rosario, a music band with whom Rosario enjoyed great success.

In the late 1980s, after 12 years of being with his brothers, Toño decided leave the group and began his own solo career. He debuted on April 14, 1990 in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum of Puerto Rico. He went on to become the most popular merengue singer with most of his albums selling millions of copies through out the world.

Toño's song "Alegria" was played at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan whenever former Detroit Tigers utility infielder Omar Infante came to bat.

Discography

• Atado a Tí (1991)
• Toño Rosario y Más (1991)
• Retorno a las Raíces (1992)
• Amor Jollao (1993)
• Me Olvide de Vivir (1994)
• Quiero Volver a Empezar (1995)
• Seguiré (1997)
• Exclusivo (1998)
• La Alegría del Merengue (compilation, 1999)
• La Magia del Cuco (1999)
• Yo Soy Toño (2000)
• Toño en América (2002)
• Resistiré (2004)
• En Vivo... El Original (2006)
• A Tu Gusto (2007)
• Don't Worry Be Happy: The Best of Toño Rosario (2009)

External links

• Toño Rosario Official My Space Page
• Toño Rosario Official Hi5 Page
• Toño Rosario Official Facebook Page
• Toño Rosario Official Fan Facebook Page

• Toño Rosario Official Twitter Page

• Toño Rosario Official Youtube Page

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