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Roberto Blades, brother of multi-talented Latin artist
Rubén Blades, became seriously involved in music after dropping his plan of joining the U.S. Air Force. In 1981, Miami-based musicians joined him to assemble a tropical orchestra called Inmensidad, topping the charts with "Lágrimas" and "Ya No Regreso Contigo" soon after.
After teaming up with Latin music entrepreneur Emilio Estefan Jr., songwriter and producer
Roberto Blades achieved his first Grammy awards for his work alongside
Gloria Estefan and
Marc Anthony, and the first one on his own for
Encore, a collection of his greatest hits. ~ Drago Bonacich