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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/Sin+Bandera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2a/a2ae6b15742c65c345b8de9167b9016a_md.jpg","artistName":"Sin Bandera","artistId":13528,"station_id":113352852},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Ubago","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3bd/3bd2382ddb54bb49b3b0b9c7f2534253_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Ubago","artistId":13357,"station_id":113577017},{"musicPath":"/music/Gloria+Estefan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/48e/48e9fdf6495a7f1e394add1cda01551a_md.jpg","artistName":"Gloria Estefan","artistId":7575,"station_id":113292779},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Cuba","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6aa/6aa3869851a3da2327023bbc341f2b60_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Cuba","artistId":5688,"station_id":113511339},{"musicPath":"/music/Chayanne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb4/bb4362b269e32a6a8272965ac2918a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Chayanne","artistId":10441,"station_id":113312788},{"musicPath":"/music/Juanes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f20/f20e508b79fe9c24c58abb5a2fa500f3_md.jpg","artistName":"Juanes","artistId":9901,"station_id":113267258},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Olivencia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c5/1c5fe7d5a22c624be6785ae13da5a049_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Olivencia","artistId":87019,"station_id":270118352},{"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/Bobby+Valentin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59b/59b96b7cbde52eeb0a2bf7fe8567c68f_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Valentin","artistId":106801,"station_id":281862157},{"musicPath":"/music/Luis+Miguel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e4c/e4cc27de06297adfacc4b33ae4c68d2a_md.jpg","artistName":"Luis Miguel","artistId":10944,"station_id":113266925},{"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/Frank+Reyes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61e/61ec5340ac064c65bdecd46c2fb6a660_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Reyes","artistId":12156,"station_id":113841839},{"musicPath":"/music/Edgar+Joel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3aa/3aa62f24af18a00c164a49970b363425_md.jpg","artistName":"Edgar Joel","artistId":118769,"station_id":283254105},{"musicPath":"/music/Wilfrido+Vargas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d03/d0367a1a748395c46b831db2395334e2_md.jpg","artistName":"Wilfrido Vargas","artistId":87021,"station_id":270118354},{"musicPath":"/music/Marisela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d6570118b0c07a77acf8839d37fba158_md.jpg","artistName":"Marisela","artistId":11209,"station_id":113366430},{"musicPath":"/music/Alejandro+Fernandez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f49/f497101b2ccb0823be7d397785b3c1e4_md.jpg","artistName":"Alejandro Fernández","artistId":10824,"station_id":113273052},{"musicPath":"/music/Nino+Segarra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1e6/1e6bfe86c3e14ede0248d1c4b92342ac_md.jpg","artistName":"Nino Segarra","artistId":104321,"station_id":281861672},{"musicPath":"/music/Mike+Bahia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a91/a91612832c2e950896a21e9b90eb39cf_md.jpg","artistName":"Mike Bahia","artistId":334219,"station_id":389057751}]}