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His wife, Josefina Flores de Ventura; the children of him Juan José & eacute; and Jandy Ventura, as well as well as Yamel Ros, wife of the latter.
New York named as “Johnny Ventura Way” the intersection formed by 176th Street and Wadsworth Avenue in front of the iconic United Palace Theater.
In December, the council approved A piece of legislation proposed by the 10th District Councilor, Carmen de la Rosa, so that the streets that make up Washington Heights, the cradle of the Dominican diaspora in the United States, will be the name of the immortal of merengue.
At the event, this Saturday, his wife, Josefina Flores de Ventura; the children of him Juan José & eacute; and Jandy Ventura, as well as well as Yamel Ros, wife of the latter.
Also, Senator Adriano Espaillat; Laura Acosta, executive director of the Juan Pablo Duarte Foundation; the New York City Transportation Commissioner; Ydanis Rodríguez; the teacher Henry Jiménez, among other personalities.
It is recalled that since March of this year 16th Street in the city of Miami, also bears the name of Johnny Ventura.< /p>
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Last March, the commissioner of the city of Miami, chaired by Manolo Reyes, appointed part of Calle 16 as “Johnny Ventura Way”, in honor of the legendary singer-songwriter, musician and arranger who was in charge of developing and modernizing the contemporary merengue sound.
The distinction It was received by those who remained for more than 50 years. in marriage to Ventura, Josefina Flores de Ventura, his children Juan José, Euridice and Jandy; so as grandchildren, nephews, friends and followers, who were participants in the act.
Personalities such as the president of SBS, the Hispanic communication network in the United States, Raúl Alarcón; the Consul General of the Dominican Republic in Miami, Jacobo Fernández; TV hosts Tony Dandrades, Nashla Bogaert, Daniel Sarcos; the artists José; Alberto “The Canary” and Maffio; and record companies Juan & Nelson, were some of those who accompanied the Ventura family to receive the appointment of the section, which was approved by resolution on September 13, 2021.
Ventura passed away on July 28, 2021 and during his career the artist received & oacute; More than 4,800 plaques and awards granted by different public and private entities around the world.
In 2021 he was recognized by the United States Congress for being an icon of music Dominican, internationally recognized for his talent and dedication to improving his community and exporting his music to the United States, Europe and Africa.
In some countries, where he had the glory of being the first merenguero to arrive, days were declared in his honor. He was the first Dominican artist to win the coveted Silver Torch awarded by the popular clamor of the public that attends the Viña del Mar festival in Chile and was crowned the King of Carnival in Miami in 1987.
His discography includes 106 original productions, he has been awarded 28 Gold records, 2 Platinum records and has been nominated for multiple Latin Grammys. In 2006 he was awarded the Musical Excellence Award from the Latin Recording Academy (Latin GRAMMYs).
A lawyer by profession, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Universidad de la Tercera Age, in Santo Domingo. Despite his successful career, Johnny Ventura never forgot & gué; to his town. entered He entered the world of politics as a legislator in the 1980s, as deputy mayor of Santo Domingo in 1994’ to 98’, and as mayor from 1998 to 2002.