About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1970-06-27
Place of birth:
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Website:

Robi Draco Rosa

Overview

Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez originally garnered fame as a member of boy band Menudo in the 1980s, singing lead on the band's biggest stateside hit, "Hold Me" and featuring prominently in the accompanying music video. In 1988, at age 19, he made his motion picture debut in the film Salsa, which was a big hit in Puerto Rico. During the filming of the movie, he met actress Angela Alvarado who would later become his wife. In the 1990s he helped launch Ricky Martin's musical career into a new global setting by writing and producing various of his hottest singles including María, La Vida Loca, La Copa de La Vida, She Bangs, and Shake Your Bon-Bon. Rosa toured with Lenny Kravitz during the summer of 2004 to promote his concept album Mad Love.

In April 2011, Rosa was diagnosed with a non-hodgkin lymphoma cancer near his liver. He underwent alternative and traditional treatment in Houston and Santa Monica. This kept Rosa in a hiatus for almost a year until his return in March 2012, when he started recording his latest album with "Vida", and gave a concert with Juan Luis Guerra and Rubén Blades at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot. In December 2012, he was declared cancer-free. On December 9, 2013, Rosa's manager confirmed his cancer had relapsed and was declared again cancer-free on January 5, 2014.

Known for

Acting

2022 Gracias totales | Soda Stereo Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Lo mejor de nuestra música popular: 15 años de éxitos Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Robi Draco Rosa - Al Natural Actor Robby Rosa 59
Average
2002 Encuentro Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears Actor Peter N/A
N/A
1988 Salsa Actor Rico 60
Fair

Directing

2005 Robi Draco Rosa - Al Natural Directing Director 59
Average

Sound

1989 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A