Sylvia Regina Rexach Gonzalez was a Puerto Rican comedy scriptwriter, poet, singer and composer of boleros.
13 Facts About Sylvia Rexach
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Sylvia Rexach's parents were Julio E Rexach of Fajardo, and Maria Teresa Gonzalez, of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Sylvia Rexach then went to a private school where she finished her secondary education before attending the Central High School of Santurce.
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Sylvia Rexach enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico where she was going to take a pre-legal course; however, when the United States entered World War II in 1942, Sylvia Rexach dropped-out of the university and joined the United States Army as a member of the WACS, where she served as an office clerk.
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Sylvia Rexach was the founder of the first Combo in Puerto Rico consisting entirely of women.
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In 1951, Sylvia Rexach had a newspaper column called "A Sotto Voce" where she was a music critic.
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Sylvia Rexach was a co-founder of The Puerto Rican Society of Authors, Composers and Music Editors.
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Sylvia Rexach was its Secretary Director, a position which held until the day of her death.
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Sylvia Rexach even wrote a humorous novelty song, "Cuchu cuchia", which features Rafael Hernandez Marin as a co-composer.
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Sylvia Rexach, was an alcoholic at the time of her death October 20,1961, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Sylvia Rexach was buried at Cementerio Buxeda in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Sylvia Rexach's compositions have been recorded by many other artists, such as Marco Antonio Muniz, Danny Rivera, Gilberto Monroig, Chucho Avellanet, Lucecita Benitez, Juan Luis Barry, Linda Ronstadt, Ednita Nazario, Lourdes Perez, Lunna, and Maritzaida.
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In 2001, Sylvia Rexach was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.