Bobby Capó

Félix Manuel “Bobby” Rodríguez Capó) (born January 1, 1922 – died December 18, 1989) was a well known singer and songwriter for Puerto Rico, and was also a television host and technical and musical director. usually combining ballads to make a pop song feel to it, with Puerto Rican folk elements and Andalusian music.

Born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, he used the name Bobby as a first name and adopted Capó as his last name. This was because Rodriguez was a common last name and adopted it from his mother, Arsenia Capó Canevaro. Capó would later migrate to New York City in the 1940s, and replace a member of a quartet, led by Rafael Hernández Marín. However, Capó would then join Xavier Cugat’s orchestra.

He has written hits such as “Piel Canela” (“Cinnamon Skin”), “Sin Fe” (“Without Faith”), “Soñando con Puerto Rico” (“Dreaming of Puerto Rico”), and “De Las Montañas Venimos” (“Of The Mountains We Came From”). Another song he wrote was called “Jack, Jack, Jackie” in dedication to the First Lady of the United States during the time, Jacqueline Kennedy.

Capó would then have to give up his musical career to work in the Puerto Rico Department of Labor’s Division of Migration in New York and on December 18, 1989, passed away from a heart attack.