![]() ![]() There is a theater "El Teatro Sylvia Rexach" named after Rexach in San Juan and in the Luis A. In 2001, Rexach was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. Two television specials were made about Sylvia's life, " Sylvia, en tu Memoria" (Sylvia, in your Memory) and Ángela Meyer's " El fondo del Dolor" (In the Deepest Pain) starring Sharon Riley, Sylvia's daughter. Her compositions have been recorded by many other artists, such as Marco Antonio Muñiz, Danny Rivera, Gilberto Monroig, Chucho Avellanet, Lucecita Benítez, Juan Luis Barry, Linda Ronstadt, Ednita Nazario, Lourdes Pérez and Lunna. ![]() She was buried at Cementerio Buxeda in Carolina, Puerto Rico Legacy Her death certificate states the cause as an intestinal obstruction, complicated by a duodenal atresia. Sylvia Rexach, was an alcoholic at the time of her death October 20, 1961, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She even wrote a humorous novelty song, " Cuchú cuchía", which features Rafael Hernández Marín as a co-composer. Among her compositions that became hits in Puerto Rico and abroad were: " Alma Adentro" (Inner Soul, actually a homage to a brother who died in an accident), " Idilio", " Olas y Arenas" (Waves and Sands), " Mi Versión" (My Version), " Nave sin Rumbo" (Wandering Ship), " Di, Corazón" and " Matiz de Amor". The tones of Rexach's compositions varied from the soft and romantic to the harsh and tormented. She was its Secretary Director, a position which held until the day of her death. She was also a co-founder of The Puerto Rican Society of Authors, Composers and Music Editors ( Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Autores, Compositores y Editores de Música). In 1951, Rexach had a newspaper column called "A Sotto Voce" where she was a music critic. They were named Las Damiselas (The Damsels), and besides Rexach included: Idalia Rosario, Marta Romero, Millita Quiñones, Elena Rita Ortiz, and Ketty Cabán. She was the founder of the first Combo in Puerto Rico consisting entirely of women. The marriage eventually ended in a divorce and she returned to Puerto Rico, where she went to work for a radio station as a comical script writer, first for producer Tommy Muñiz, and later for comedian Ramón Rivero "Diplo". Riley with whom she had three children which included actress/singer Sharon Riley. Post World War II Īfter the war, Rexach was discharged from the armed forces. 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, Rexach dropped-out of the university and joined the United States Army as a member of the WACS ( Women Army Corps Service), where she served as an office clerk. Rexach also learned how to play musical instruments, such as the guitar, the piano and the saxophone at a young age. She amazed her teachers when she composed " Di, Corazón" (Tell me, Heart) and " Matiz de Amor" (Calm Love). ![]() During her high school years, when she was 14 years old, she wrote several poems which were to become part of her musical compositions. She then went to a private school where she finished her secondary education before attending the Central High School of Santurce. There she attended public school and received her primary education. Rexach of Fajardo, and María Teresa González, of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rexach was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Sylvia Regina Rexach González (Janu– October 20, 1961) was a Puerto Rican comedy scriptwriter, poet, singer and composer of boleros.
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