{"id":2,"date":"2009-03-08T12:24:07","date_gmt":"2009-03-08T17:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:49:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m Hector Aviles, your host at Latino Music Caf\u00e9.\u00a0As you can tell, I&#8217;m\u00a0a big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latin_music_(genre)\">Latin music<\/a>. I\u00a0decided to start <a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2009\/03\/15\/welcome-to-the-latino-music-blog-in-latinowebcafe\/\">Latino Music Caf\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0to share my knowledge, insights, and research on Latin music.<\/p>\n<p>I believe you can enjoy Latin music more the more you learn about it. In this Latin music blog, you can\u00a0also benefit from my\u00a0album reviews\u00a0to help you find good Latin music. I like to research our musical roots and believe we can keep our <a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2009\/03\/31\/latin-music-our-rich-culture-to-learn-enjoy-and-share\/\">Latino culture <\/a>alive by sharing those cultural roots.<\/p>\n<p>Before I tell you more about myself, check out this short video where I explain my purpose for Latino Music Caf\u00e9 and what&#8217;s in it for you as a reader.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GB62AXaF84A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>My Preferences and Background<\/h3>\n<p>My favorite music genre is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2017\/09\/15\/salsa-music-history-part1-introduction\/\">salsa<\/a>&#8220;. However, I like almost any type of Latin music, from &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2020\/08\/22\/remembering-eydie-gorme-en-espanol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trios<\/a><\/em>&#8221; to &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2013\/03\/13\/bolero-filin-a-musical-revolution-part-1\/\">boleros<\/a><\/em>&#8220;,\u00a0from &#8220;<em>rancheras<\/em>&#8221; to &#8220;<em>huapango<\/em>&#8220;,\u00a0from &#8220;<em>bachata<\/em>&#8221; to &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2009\/05\/26\/rafael-escalona-carlos-vives-popularized-vallenato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vallenato<\/a><\/em>&#8220;, from &#8220;Brazilian&#8221; to\u00a0&#8220;Latin jazz&#8221;, to a bit of &#8220;reggeat\u00f3n&#8221;, pop, &#8220;Rock en Espa\u00f1ol&#8221;, and many others. Music is one of the main ways to express our culture. I find it one of the best ways to pass our culture and traditions down to our future generations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" style=\"width: 172px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/hector-contact-photo-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"237\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hector Aviles &#8211; blogger at Latino Music Cafe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a Latino who until recently lived in the United States, I want to do my part in spreading a little knowledge regarding the story behind our Latin\u00a0music. This will enable us to better enjoy the music for ourselves and also be able to improve our ability to pass our culture to our children.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, I work and live just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico with my wife Ivonne. I have expertise in the fields of Quality Management, Operational Excellence, and Project\/Program\/Portfolio Management. My experience has been mostly in manufacturing, information technology, and consulting. Academically, I have a background in Industrial Engineering with a Masters in Business Administration specialized in Technology Management (MBA\/TM).<\/p>\n<h3>My Vision for this Latin Music Blog<\/h3>\n<p>I hope to make Latino Music Caf\u00e9 a blog were you feel comfortable sharing your opinions and comments. My goal is to see Latino Music Caf\u00e9 grow from a Latin music blog into an active community of readers that also contribute to the richness of the content and of the discussion. If you like Latino Music Caf\u00e9, I encourage you to subscribe to our page either via email or RSS (there are fields to do that at the top right-hand on the Home page). This way you&#8217;ll get alerts to new content, and soon to our monthly newsletter &#8212; I don&#8217;t send spam.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7355\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7355\" src=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hector and Ivonne\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yours truly with my wife Ivonne Bruno, who helps me make this Latin music blog possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I hope to make Latino Music Caf\u00e9 a blog were you feel comfortable sharing your opinions and comments. My goal is to see Latino Music Caf\u00e9 grow from a Latin music blog into an active community of readers that also contribute to the richness of the content and of the discussion. If you like Latino Music Caf\u00e9, I encourage you to subscribe to our page either via email or RSS (there are fields to do that at the top right-hand on the Home page). This way you&#8217;ll get alerts to new content, and soon to our monthly newsletter &#8212; I don&#8217;t send spam.<\/p>\n<p>Please let me know how I can improve Latino Music Caf\u00e9 to reach this goal or simply contact me for any comment you may want to share. You can reach me at my email (<a href=\"mailto:hector@latinowebcafe.com\">hector@latinomusiccafe.com<\/a>). I also encourage you to spread the word to your friends and family so we can become a bigger community. We have a page in Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LatinoMusicCafe#!\/LatinoMusicCafe\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LatinoMusicCafe<\/a>), which\u00a0I hope you &#8220;Like&#8221;, a YouTube Channel (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/latinomusiccafe\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/latinomusiccafe<\/a>) to which you can subscribe and\u00a0find my\u00a0CD\u00a0Reviews in video, and you can follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\">Twitter <\/a>(@hectoraviles).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m Hector Aviles, your host at Latino Music Caf\u00e9.\u00a0As you can tell, I&#8217;m\u00a0a big fan of Latin music. I\u00a0decided to start Latino Music Caf\u00e9\u00a0to share my knowledge, insights, and research on Latin music. I believe you can enjoy Latin music more the more you learn about it. 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