Florencio Morales Ramos
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Florencio "Flor" Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), much more better known as Ramito, was a famous Puerto Rican singer, trovador and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Ramito was born in the Bairoa area of Caguas; very close to where Bairoa Gym stands nowadays.
Ramito left school in fourth grade. He was already singing for money at the age of thirteen, and, in 1932, he participated at a local trova singers contest in Caguas. That was the beginning of fame for "Ramito". Ten years later, in 1942, he inaugurated the WIAC radio station, a station with national reach. Later on, he animated the radio show, "La Hora del Volante", from Bayamon.
"Ramito" appeared on television multiple times and he released a wide number of trova albums, of which many were best sellers in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries. From 1960 and 1972, he flew constantly from San Juan to New York, from where he worked on the radio show, "La Monana Canta" on the WHOM station.
"Ramito" became an icon to fans of trova music in Puerto Rico, specially those in the mountainside areas of that island. He toured intensely in Latin America and the United States, and was known for his adulterous relationships with many local women.
Early on the morning of February 24, 1989, most of his fans were shocked by the news that their idol had committed suicide the day before, allegedly by shooting himself to the head. He died in Salinas.
His remains are buried in the National Cemetery, in Bayamon.