# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rafael-hernandez-marin
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:29:51.894Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rafael-hernandez-marin"
name: "Rafael Hernández Marín"
slug: "rafael-hernandez-marin"
description: "Rafael Hernández Marín was a Puerto Rican songwriter and the author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. He specialized in Cuban styles, such as the canción, bolero and guaracha. Among his most famous compositions are \"Lamento Borincano,” \"Capullito de alhelí,” \"Campanitas de cristal,” \"Cachita,” \"Silencio,” \"El cumbanchero,” \"Ausencia,” and \"Perfume de gardenias.”"
tagline: "Puerto Rican musician, United States Army soldier (1891–1965)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RafaelHD.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1891-10-24"
deathDate: "1965-12-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.32
  momentum:             1.388429752066116
  historical:           13.898028
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0380113/"
    handle:    "nm0380113"
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    title: "Rafael Hernández"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump