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Johnny Ventura

Dominican singer (1940–2021)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ventura and the second or maternal family name is Soriano.

Johnny Ventura

Johnny Ventura, November 2011

Born

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano


(1940-03-08)8 March 1940

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1]

Died28 July 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 81)

Santiago, Dominican Republic

Occupations
  • Singer
  • bandleader
  • lawyer
  • politician
Years active1956–2021
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals

Musical artist

In office
1998–2002
Succeeded byRoberto Salcedo Sr.

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Mayor,[2] was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa.

In 2004, he received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album for his album Sin Desperdicio; also, he was nomina Johnny Ventura, the father of modern Merengue ... NOLE