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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/Elvis+Crespo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c0/8c041c324c6426eafed92ae657098ee3_md.jpg","artistName":"Elvis Crespo","artistId":13197,"station_id":113289565},{"musicPath":"/music/Son+by+Four","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f59/f595e4d3b5f57c54610e20fd94bea348_md.jpg","artistName":"Son by Four","artistId":9778,"station_id":113262599},{"musicPath":"/music/Frank+Reyes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61e/61ec5340ac064c65bdecd46c2fb6a660_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Reyes","artistId":12156,"station_id":113841839},{"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/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Valentin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59b/59b96b7cbde52eeb0a2bf7fe8567c68f_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Valentin","artistId":106801,"station_id":281862157},{"musicPath":"/music/Adalberto+Santiago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f5/4f55bdace3fd237ed342a2b4efc88dfb_md.jpg","artistName":"Adalberto Santiago","artistId":81937,"station_id":268581509},{"musicPath":"/music/Sin+Bandera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2a/a2ae6b15742c65c345b8de9167b9016a_md.jpg","artistName":"Sin Bandera","artistId":13528,"station_id":113352852},{"musicPath":"/music/Hildemaro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/456/456e83aba069701ffb46c4fdd26a3eb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Hildemaro","artistId":105385,"station_id":281290402},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Olivencia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c5/1c5fe7d5a22c624be6785ae13da5a049_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Olivencia","artistId":87019,"station_id":270118352},{"musicPath":"/music/Angel+Canales","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6de/6de8e09d3676a7517ab896ab812ba925_md.jpg","artistName":"Angel Canales","artistId":86906,"station_id":270118258},{"musicPath":"/music/Domingo+Quinones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/485/4853171f2934dec3edecd46ee0a86ce0_md.jpg","artistName":"Domingo Quiñones","artistId":86933,"station_id":270118274},{"musicPath":"/music/Wilfrido+Vargas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d03/d0367a1a748395c46b831db2395334e2_md.jpg","artistName":"Wilfrido Vargas","artistId":87021,"station_id":270118354},{"musicPath":"/music/Cano+Estremera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b33/b33339486e4e1d714108508ce12f436a_md.jpg","artistName":"Cano Estremera","artistId":88625,"station_id":271172204},{"musicPath":"/music/Juanes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f20/f20e508b79fe9c24c58abb5a2fa500f3_md.jpg","artistName":"Juanes","artistId":9901,"station_id":113267258},{"musicPath":"/music/Mana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a5e/a5e36cc49070780f03ecc921bd246f96_md.jpg","artistName":"Maná","artistId":2619,"station_id":113266190},{"musicPath":"/music/Paquito+Guzman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/502/5026925d387f9380d956be3e42f1dee0_md.jpg","artistName":"Paquito Guzman","artistId":86996,"station_id":270118319},{"musicPath":"/music/Chayanne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb4362b269e32a6a8272965ac2918a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Chayanne","artistId":10441,"station_id":113312788}]}