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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/Frank+Reyes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61e/61ec5340ac064c65bdecd46c2fb6a660_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Reyes","artistId":12156,"station_id":113841839},{"musicPath":"/music/Ricardo+Arjona","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/973/973a9d0a3ddc026001f703f0bdea79c7_md.jpg","artistName":"Ricardo Arjona","artistId":11062,"station_id":113297198},{"musicPath":"/music/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Cano+Estremera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b33/b33339486e4e1d714108508ce12f436a_md.jpg","artistName":"Cano Estremera","artistId":88625,"station_id":271172204},{"musicPath":"/music/Edgar+Joel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3aa/3aa62f24af18a00c164a49970b363425_md.jpg","artistName":"Edgar Joel","artistId":118769,"station_id":283254105},{"musicPath":"/music/Adalberto+Santiago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f5/4f55bdace3fd237ed342a2b4efc88dfb_md.jpg","artistName":"Adalberto Santiago","artistId":81937,"station_id":268581509},{"musicPath":"/music/Gloria+Estefan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/48e/48e9fdf6495a7f1e394add1cda01551a_md.jpg","artistName":"Gloria Estefan","artistId":7575,"station_id":113292779},{"musicPath":"/music/La+Sonora+Matancera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/48e/48ec98c7807e16782137d353927adb8e_md.jpg","artistName":"La Sonora Matancera","artistId":104035,"station_id":281861580},{"musicPath":"/music/Hildemaro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/456/456e83aba069701ffb46c4fdd26a3eb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Hildemaro","artistId":105385,"station_id":281290402},{"musicPath":"/music/Domingo+Quinones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/485/4853171f2934dec3edecd46ee0a86ce0_md.jpg","artistName":"Domingo Quiñones","artistId":86933,"station_id":270118274},{"musicPath":"/music/Sin+Bandera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2a/a2ae6b15742c65c345b8de9167b9016a_md.jpg","artistName":"Sin Bandera","artistId":13528,"station_id":113352852},{"musicPath":"/music/Juanes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f20/f20e508b79fe9c24c58abb5a2fa500f3_md.jpg","artistName":"Juanes","artistId":9901,"station_id":113267258},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Ubago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3bd/3bd2382ddb54bb49b3b0b9c7f2534253_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Ubago","artistId":13357,"station_id":113577017},{"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/Alejandro+Sanz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d07/d07c32fb45f87eb2c7735879ccd9d65d_md.jpg","artistName":"Alejandro Sanz","artistId":10898,"station_id":113266958},{"musicPath":"/music/Luis+Miguel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e4c/e4cc27de06297adfacc4b33ae4c68d2a_md.jpg","artistName":"Luis Miguel","artistId":10944,"station_id":113266925},{"musicPath":"/music/Angel+Canales","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6de/6de8e09d3676a7517ab896ab812ba925_md.jpg","artistName":"Angel Canales","artistId":86906,"station_id":270118258},{"musicPath":"/music/Nino+Segarra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1e6/1e6bfe86c3e14ede0248d1c4b92342ac_md.jpg","artistName":"Nino Segarra","artistId":104321,"station_id":281861672}]}