1. Paquito Cordero was a Puerto Rican comedian and music and television producer.
18 Facts About Paquito Cordero
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Paquito Cordero is considered a pioneer of Puerto Rican television.
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Paquito Cordero attended Santurce Central High School upon finishing his primary and secondary education.
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Paquito Cordero was a member of his high school's drama club and participated in its plays, where he discovered the art of comedy.
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Paquito Cordero was greatly influenced by his aunt on his father's side, Mapy Cortes.
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Paquito Cordero married the Puerto Rican-born Mexican actor Fernando Cortes, a childhood friend.
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Paquito Cordero auditioned for a role in a comedy skit which was transmitted through Radio El Mundo and was hired.
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Paquito Cordero soon divorced his first wife and asked Nora to marry him.
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Paquito Cordero accepted and together they had a son, Santiago.
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On January 11,1965, Telemundo transmitted the first program produced by Paquito Cordero called El Show de las 12.
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Paquito Cordero produced the following shows which were popular in Puerto Rico:.
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Paquito Cordero remained at Telemundo as its main local producer from 1983 to 2004.
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On February 25,2005, Telemundo canceled Paquito Cordero's "El Show de las 12", the longest-running television show in Puerto Rico.
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At one point in his life, Paquito Cordero owned a music label, named Hit Parade.
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One of the acts that Paquito Cordero produced albums for was the well-known Merengue band, Conjunto Quisqueya.
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Paquito Cordero died of respiratory problems in the morning hours of June 30,2009.
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Paquito Cordero is survived by his wife, Nora, and four children, Paquitin, Chiqui, Muneca and Santiago.
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Paquito Cordero remains were later transferred to the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in Old San Juan where he was buried.