Santo Domingo.– Mexican musician and composer Armando Manzanero will be at the National Theater's main hall this coming 12 April at 8:30 pm. The legend of Latin American romantic ballads will sign duos with Mexican new star Maria Morin.

Armando Manzanero was born in Mérida, Mexico, on December 7, 1935. He is widely considered the premiere Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era.

His work has been performed by singers such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Elvis Presley, Frank Pourcel, Paul Muriat, Ray Conniff, Manoella Torres, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Raphael, José José, Andrea Bocelli, Christina Aguilera, Luis Miguel, Cristian Castro, Il Divo, and accompanied the piano of Raúl di Blasio.

During his lifetime, Manzanero has composed more than four hundred songs, fifty of which have given him international fame. He has participated in numerous radio and television shows, has recorded more than thirty albums and composed the musical scores of several movies.

During the fifty years of his musical career, Manzanero has given performances all over Latinamerica, particularly in São Paulo (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), El Metropolitan (México), the Teresa Carreño Theater of Caracas (Venezuela), Madison Square Garden (New York), and many other prestigious cities of Europe and Asia.

His most famous songs include Voy a apagar la luz (I'm Going to Turn Off the Lights), Contigo Aprendí (With You I Learnt), Adoro (Adore), No sé tú (I don't know if you...), Por Debajo de la Mesa (Under the Table) Esta Tarde Vi Llover (English version "Yesterday I Heard the Rain"), Por Debajo de la Mesa (Under the Table), Somos Novios (English version "It's Impossible"), Felicidad (Happiness) and Nada Personal (Nothing Personal).