Latest Release

- DEC 16, 2022
- La Música - Single
- 1 Song
- Contraste · 2007
- Intenso · 2001
- Expresion · 1999
- El Caballero de la Salsa - La Historia Tropical · 1991
- El Caballero de la Salsa - La Historia Tropical · 1990
- Punto de Vista · 1990
- El Caballero de la Salsa - La Historia Tropical · 1990
- Suma y Resta - Single · 2018
- El Último Adiós - EP · 2001
- El Caballero de la Salsa - La Historia Tropical · 2001
Essential Albums
- An impressive beginning to the Puerto Rican salsa singer’s enduring career.
- 2020
- 2018
- 2015
- 2012
- 2010
2007
Artist Playlists
- There's only one true "El Caballero de la Salsa."
- Alfredo de la Fé
- Angel Papote Alvarado Y El Grupo Esencia
About Gilberto Santa Rosa
Singer Gilberto Santa Rosa—known as El Caballero de la Salsa (The Gentleman of Salsa)—made his performance debut at age 12 on a Puerto Rican children’s TV show. ∙ By age 15, he was sitting in with Latin jazz outfit Puerto Rico All-Stars, while also recording with salsa bandleaders Tommy Olivencia and Willie Rosario. ∙ In 1995, he was the first salsero to perform at Carnegie Hall, where he flashed his skills as a sonero—a singer skilled in improvisation—nearly doubling the length of such now-classics as “Perdóname.” ∙ Known for his stylistic versatility, he included both a romantic ballad and salsa version of the No. 1 hit “Por Mas Que Intento” on 2002’s Viceversa. ∙ Guinness World Records honored him in 2016 for taking the top spot on Billboard’s Tropical Albums chart a dozen times. ∙ In 2017, Lin-Manuel Miranda asked him to sing on the Hurricane Maria benefit track “Almost Like Praying,”—seven years after the salsero performed “Déjate Querer” at his wedding. ∙ His remarkable vocal prowess has earned the singer a Billboard Lo Nuestro award, a Grammy Award, and four Latin Grammys.
- HOMETOWN
- Puerto Rico
- BORN
- August 21, 1962