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Ruiz had his parents' full support, he was later on enrolled in Havana's Conservatorio de Música school. Eventually, Ruiz made his way to headlining a show at the Habana Libre Hotel. (The former Havana Hilton, renamed to Havana Libre after Castro's revolution).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRey Ruiz performed in the well known \"Cabaret Tropicana\" music group. During a Cabaret Tropicana tour in the Dominican Republic, Ruiz defected, leaving the group to join some friends in the United States. Once established there, Ruiz began to gain fame as a solo salsa singer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took Ruiz three years after he arrived in the United States for him to release his first CD. The self-titled \"Rey Ruiz\" was produced by Sony Records and it earned Ruiz celebrity in such places as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela. The album also earned Ruiz a number of billboard and Premios Lo Nuestro awards, and it was a platinum album. Rey Ruiz was named the \"salsa singer of the year\" for 1993 by a prestigious salsa music magazine and was known for hits such as \"No Me Acostumbro\" and \"Amiga\".\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Rey+Ruiz","playStationPath":"/stations/270118335/play","stationId":270118335,"bioPath":"/music/Rey+Ruiz/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Valentin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59b/59b96b7cbde52eeb0a2bf7fe8567c68f_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Valentin","artistId":106801,"station_id":281862157},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Cuba","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6aa/6aa3869851a3da2327023bbc341f2b60_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Cuba","artistId":5688,"station_id":113511339},{"musicPath":"/music/Adalberto+Santiago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f5/4f55bdace3fd237ed342a2b4efc88dfb_md.jpg","artistName":"Adalberto Santiago","artistId":81937,"station_id":268581509},{"musicPath":"/music/Cano+Estremera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b33/b33339486e4e1d714108508ce12f436a_md.jpg","artistName":"Cano Estremera","artistId":88625,"station_id":271172204},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Ubago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3bd/3bd2382ddb54bb49b3b0b9c7f2534253_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Ubago","artistId":13357,"station_id":113577017},{"musicPath":"/music/Luis+Miguel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e4c/e4cc27de06297adfacc4b33ae4c68d2a_md.jpg","artistName":"Luis Miguel","artistId":10944,"station_id":113266925},{"musicPath":"/music/Hildemaro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/456/456e83aba069701ffb46c4fdd26a3eb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Hildemaro","artistId":105385,"station_id":281290402},{"musicPath":"/music/Mike+Bahia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a91/a91612832c2e950896a21e9b90eb39cf_md.jpg","artistName":"Mike Bahia","artistId":334219,"station_id":389057751},{"musicPath":"/music/Mana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a5e/a5e36cc49070780f03ecc921bd246f96_md.jpg","artistName":"Maná","artistId":2619,"station_id":113266190},{"musicPath":"/music/Alejandro+Sanz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d07/d07c32fb45f87eb2c7735879ccd9d65d_md.jpg","artistName":"Alejandro Sanz","artistId":10898,"station_id":113266958},{"musicPath":"/music/Domingo+Quinones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/485/4853171f2934dec3edecd46ee0a86ce0_md.jpg","artistName":"Domingo Quiñones","artistId":86933,"station_id":270118274},{"musicPath":"/music/Paquito+Guzman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/502/5026925d387f9380d956be3e42f1dee0_md.jpg","artistName":"Paquito Guzman","artistId":86996,"station_id":270118319},{"musicPath":"/music/Elvis+Crespo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c0/8c041c324c6426eafed92ae657098ee3_md.jpg","artistName":"Elvis Crespo","artistId":13197,"station_id":113289565},{"musicPath":"/music/Gloria+Estefan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/48e/48e9fdf6495a7f1e394add1cda01551a_md.jpg","artistName":"Gloria Estefan","artistId":7575,"station_id":113292779},{"musicPath":"/music/Chayanne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb4362b269e32a6a8272965ac2918a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Chayanne","artistId":10441,"station_id":113312788},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Olivencia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c5/1c5fe7d5a22c624be6785ae13da5a049_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Olivencia","artistId":87019,"station_id":270118352},{"musicPath":"/music/Los+Van+Van","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c3/0c306884c56a9c17e80dea45ec5c0fe4_md.jpg","artistName":"Los Van Van","artistId":100602,"station_id":280763090},{"musicPath":"/music/Ricardo+Arjona","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/973/973a9d0a3ddc026001f703f0bdea79c7_md.jpg","artistName":"Ricardo Arjona","artistId":11062,"station_id":113297198}]}