José Luis RodrÃguez González, nicknamed El Puma (Cougar) (Spanish
pronunciation: [xoseˈlwiz roˈðɾiɣes]; 14 January 1943), is a
Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many
international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas.
He also served as a coach and mentor on the Peruvian and Argentine
version of The Voice, as well as a judge on X Factor Chile.José Luis
RodrÃguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José Antonio RodrÃguez
from the Canary Islands, Spain and Ana González a Venezuelan
housewife. He lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by his
mother (an illiterate then, learned to read as an adult to read the
Bible) along with 11 brothers and sisters. He grew up in very modest
conditions, having to shine shoes, and pack bags in a supermarket for
a living at an early age. Without an academic formation, he shaped
himself as a singer and actor by empirical means.As his mother
participated in the revolt against Marcos Pérez Jiménez (holding
weapons and hiding politicians in her home), RodrÃguez lived in exile
in Ecuador with her and his brother, for a couple of years.
pronunciation: [xoseˈlwiz roˈðɾiɣes]; 14 January 1943), is a
Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many
international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas.
He also served as a coach and mentor on the Peruvian and Argentine
version of The Voice, as well as a judge on X Factor Chile.José Luis
RodrÃguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José Antonio RodrÃguez
from the Canary Islands, Spain and Ana González a Venezuelan
housewife. He lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by his
mother (an illiterate then, learned to read as an adult to read the
Bible) along with 11 brothers and sisters. He grew up in very modest
conditions, having to shine shoes, and pack bags in a supermarket for
a living at an early age. Without an academic formation, he shaped
himself as a singer and actor by empirical means.As his mother
participated in the revolt against Marcos Pérez Jiménez (holding
weapons and hiding politicians in her home), RodrÃguez lived in exile
in Ecuador with her and his brother, for a couple of years.
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