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After residing in various neighborhoods in the city he moved to the Nemesio Canales public housing project in his youth; he was eventually nicknamed \"El Grifo de Canales\" (\"The kinky-haired, fair-skinned-one of Nemesio Canales\") by close friends and fans. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a young age. Santiago was groomed as a bolero singer (a genre he didn't feel comfortable with) and was a struggling salsa singer (at one time he sang with Rafael Cortijo) until 1971, when he joined Bobby Valentín, another type 1 diabetic, as a duo. Their first LP, \"Rompecabezas\", (\"Puzzle\") sold well, and their second LP, \"Soy Boricua\" (\"I'm a Boricua\") is considered by many to be a salsa classic and an informal patriotic anthem for Puerto Ricans. That album's title song and the Tite Curet Alonso-written \"Pirata de la Mar\" (\"Pirate of the Seas\"), both sung by Santiago, became major international hits.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Marvin+Santiago","playStationPath":"/stations/270118306/play","stationId":270118306,"bioPath":"/music/Marvin+Santiago/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Roberto+Torres","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/413/413574c609a61d1311904f664472cc80_md.jpg","artistName":"Roberto Torres","artistId":105781,"station_id":281787352},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Arroyo+Y+La+Verdad","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3c1/3c10594054273d6c8c465c1a8d9f7333_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Arroyo Y La Verdad","artistId":86971,"station_id":270118290},{"musicPath":"/music/Los+del+Caney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b4/3b4d0a354c368734257c5c564d17ae30_md.jpg","artistName":"Los del Caney","artistId":88713,"station_id":271172264},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Olivencia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c5/1c5fe7d5a22c624be6785ae13da5a049_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Olivencia","artistId":87019,"station_id":270118352},{"musicPath":"/music/Orchestra+Harlow","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a9e/a9e034e7e3ed2c2596ddd486db257a0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Orchestra Harlow","artistId":107041,"station_id":281862309},{"musicPath":"/music/Los+Nemus+Del+Pacifico","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a53/a53fffc8992d794a1bcf8f57a8d1e326_md.jpg","artistName":"Los Nemus Del Pacifico","artistId":95850,"station_id":276275866},{"musicPath":"/music/Andy+Harlow","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/695/6951cef12cad008fea99eadbcbbb6fc7_md.jpg","artistName":"Andy Harlow","artistId":137386,"station_id":286730354},{"musicPath":"/music/Lalo+Rodriguez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d20/d20bc6b72072820b4fb275f6ee6925ce_md.jpg","artistName":"Lalo Rodríguez","artistId":86982,"station_id":270118301},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Cruz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3c5/3c5afadb765f766d1996e163bb16b60b_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Cruz","artistId":64833,"station_id":264450599},{"musicPath":"/music/Huey+Dunbar","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/618/6182b238753982e985821b82cc464044_md.jpg","artistName":"Huey Dunbar","artistId":52655,"station_id":245645632},{"musicPath":"/music/Johnny+Colon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/345/3459fafc6795c531d9984da25ab4a3c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Johnny Colón","artistId":86972,"station_id":270118291},{"musicPath":"/music/Impacto+Crea","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/945/94502f09bdb5ac9e2e314b57d2e7015d_md.jpg","artistName":"Impacto Crea","artistId":120626,"station_id":283411112},{"musicPath":"/music/Louie+Ramirez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/65c/65c27d1f8a7ef421b0e59ac618a727a7_md.jpg","artistName":"Louie Ramirez","artistId":106810,"station_id":281787597},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Stuart","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/41f/41f4af5dddea2e027dbd58450573b9e8_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Stuart","artistId":107013,"station_id":281656518},{"musicPath":"/music/Pete+El+Conde+Rodriguez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1a1/1a1e996e14e266bee05da0a66fd3fc1d_md.jpg","artistName":"Pete \"El Conde\" Rodriguez","artistId":86998,"station_id":270118324},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Cruz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4dd/4dd20ebc6925e8a7a2b801b68335e234_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Cruz","artistId":12138,"station_id":113740051},{"musicPath":"/music/Guayacan+Orquesta","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/586/586e9118acab3aa5eb1f9c05577d58b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Guayacán Orquesta","artistId":420922,"station_id":400030788},{"musicPath":"/music/Spanish+Harlem+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff5/ff59615bd04bd62b39590d7c9116ba0c_md.jpg","artistName":"Spanish Harlem Orchestra","artistId":87013,"station_id":270118346}]}