The unknown story of Ozuna’s father that explains his passion for music

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Ozuna He is an idol for thousands and thousands of people around the world. In fact, many of the artists of the new generations have taken him as a reference and inspiration when creating their own songs, which shows that the Puerto Rican is leaving an indelible legacy.

This legacy has also been learned by his children, of whom he feels deeply proud. At least that is what he revealed in his ICON interview with El País, in which he assured that His daughter, who is only 9 years old, “plays the flute and the piano.” In addition, she “loves to sing and she is not afraid of the stage”. Will he be a future music star?

But that is not all. In this interview also he talked about his fatherwhom he did not have the opportunity to know as much as he would have liked, since he died when he was three years old. He was shot to death and everything he knows about him is thanks to his grandmother, who told him “her stories.”

But without a doubt, one of the most curious details about the Puerto Rican’s father is that was a dancer Vico Cthe rap legend with whom WECB Urban had the opportunity to speak a few weeks ago. “My dad danced with Vico for four or five years if I’m not mistaken. My grandmother told me her stories. Vico, you know, says that I look a lot like him and that he sees my dad in me. Like this “Music and entertainment comes in the blood, we don’t look for it, it is there”, explains the artist. This would justify Ozuna’s innate passion for music and her desire to always live close to it.

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Are there other members of your family who have been or are artists? “Really, only my dad. My uncle was something, but nothing fixed. But it’s like we liked all the music. I listened to reggaeton 100%. All those songs that were already old like those by Baby Rasta & Gringo or Maicol and Manuel “Vico was one of the pioneers. He opened the gate for us to pass.”Add.

Regarding his children, he also reveals that he fully trusts them when it comes to releasing new music. “I feel like they are my producers. I play five songs and wait five minutes. And the song that fits them, you know that song has it. They are my thermometers,” she says.

Which of all their songs is your favorite?

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