Puerto Rican actor and musician Ramón “Moncho” Saldana He passed away yesterday, Friday, his family confirmed in a post on social media.
In a joint statement, his sons Álvaro, Diego and Ramón Emilio announced their father’s death “after a short illness.”
“Father, partner, brother, uncle, cousin, friend and loved by all. He devoted himself to music and acting. He lived a full life with his family and friends,” the message said.
Saldaña excelled in acting in film, theater and television with projects both inside and outside of Puerto Rico.
The natural actor from Humacao had the opportunity to act in the soap operas “General Hospital”, “Tormento” (Wapa TV), “La Isla” (TeleOnce), “Cuando caliente el sol” and “Dueña y señora” (Telemundo). .
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He starred in the films Hemmingway, Composed and Boyfriendless, Autopsy, The Dream Team, Sunstorm, Los Seijo Díaz, Brenda Starr, Show of Force, and Amistad . , “Under Suspicion” and “El sueño del regreso” and “Mi casa.com”, among other productions.
He has also devoted himself to filming commercials for companies such as Fresh Milk, Black Jack, Budweiser, Walgreens, Poncebank, McDonalds, Movistar, and Suzuki.
According to the National Foundation of Popular Culture, Saldaña was born on June 2 in the municipality of Humacao. At the age of 16 he ventured into music.
He sang in English and Spanish with the San José and Los Tropicales groups at the Holiday Inn Hotel and later with Mickey Juarbe’s group at the Hunca Munca in the Hotel San Juan. Then he moved to the United States. He performed at the Dionisios Club Restaurant, which was notable for being frequented by the likes of Jacqueline Onnasis, Liza Minelli, and other Hollywood personalities.
He later continued to perform in the Bahamas, St. Croix, St. Thomas and Miami where he came into contact with people from different cultures. Shortly after completing his performances in the Caribbean, he once again returned to New York City, where he fulfilled a six-week contract with Arab club El Ibis.
Upon returning to Puerto Rico, Saldaña sang at the Tasca de Hugo in Old San Juan. He came to participate in the second Song and Voice Festival.
In 2016 he presented his album “Autorretrato”. In 1980, the Alambra label released a single album featuring the Jíbara Guaracha “¡Qué bella es mi tierra!” and the dance “Sunrise”.
Saldaña graduated from the University of Puerto Rico’s Faculty of Humanities with minors in English and Art. After graduating, he devoted a time to teaching math and physical education at an elementary school, but continued to travel to New York to hone his musical skills after enrolling in piano and voice classes.
He completed postgraduate studies at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music while continuing his individual and choral training.