He was born on August 9, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. “El más que canta” as he is also known in the music industry, has built his musical career based on the salsa genre and themes with social messages.

 

With more than two decades in music, the singer is known today for his contributions of greatest hits throughout his musical career.

 

At the age of four his parents decided to return to Puerto Rico to the town of Ceiba.

 

In 1977 he returned to New York City. Quiñones began his career there six years later with Conjunto Nativo. He also performed with other groups, including the Rafael de Jesús orchestra, with José Alberto "El Canario", with Johnny Rodríguez and the Conjunto Clásico.

 

In 1985 Quiñones replaced Roberto Lugo in Luis "Perico" Ortiz's orchestra with whom he recorded four albums, including "La vida en broma" (1985), "In Tradition" (1986) and "Perico" (1987).

Then he sang for a time with Louie Ramírez and Roberto Roena.

 

In 1990, he signed as a soloist for the RMM record label and recorded his first solo album: "Domingo es mi nombre", produced by Charlie Donato. He was in the recording of the legendary Tito Puente on his 100th album, Quiñones released his second solo album "Pintando Lunas". That album included a duet titled "Dos Amigos" with Tony Vega and a salsa version of the song "Crazy For You" which proved its great versatility. This was followed by six additional recordings with RMM, including one of his most important productions: "Se necesita un milagro", selected as one of the most influential albums by the National Foundation for Popular Culture of Puerto Rico. Among his many popular songs was "Mi Negrita Me Espera".

 

In 1988, his career took an unexpected turn when he began to dabble in a more serious way demonstrating his histrionic abilities in the Jesus Christ Superstar, along with Olga Tañón, Michael Stuart and Tito Auger of the musical group Fiel a la Vega.

 

He later played the role of the legendary singer Hector Lavoe in the New York stage play, "¿Quién mató a Héctor Lavoe?" with songs like "La Voz de Siempre". The play and its performance won laurels from critics including the New York Times, proclaiming that Quiñones captured the very being of Lavoe's life and music.

 

Quiñones returned to producing music recordings with the Poeta y Guerrero recording that included his own compositions. He continued acting and played the role of Sgt. Miller in the movie Héroes de Otra Patria, about Puerto Rican soldiers in the Vietnam War. The film won an Honorable Mention at the Viña del Mar Chile Film Festival and was Puerto Rico's official entry into the foreign film category at the 1999 Oscar ceremony. His most recent film roles include that of a promoter of music of San Juan in the movie of the year "The singer".

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