Anthony Rios

Froilán Antonio Rodríguez Jiménez, was a Dominican singer songwriter of ballad and merengue, actor and comedian. He was born in the village of Las Cañitas, in the municipality of Sabana de la Mar, on July 17, 1950. As a child he moved to Hato Mayor del Rey, where he worked as a shoeshine boy, a job he performed singing, and during the Christmas festivities he sang Christmas carols from house to house. His voice attracted a promoter who started him in the music industry.