Johnny Ventura

Summary

Johnny Ventura is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Santo Domingo^[2]. He was born on March 8, 1940^[3]. He passed away in Santiago de los Caballeros^[4]. He died on July 28, 2021^[5]. He worked as a songwriter^[6] and politician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Johnny Ventura was born in Santo Domingo^[2].
• Johnny Ventura passed away in Santiago de los Caballeros^[4].
• Johnny Ventura was born on March 8, 1940^[3].
• Johnny Ventura died on July 28, 2021^[5].
• Johnny Ventura held citizenship in Dominican Republic^[9].
• Johnny Ventura's professions included songwriter^[6].
• Johnny Ventura's professions included politician^[7].
• Johnny Ventura received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[10].
• Johnny Ventura received the International Latin Music Hall of Fame^[11].
• Johnny Ventura received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album^[12].
• Johnny Ventura received the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame^[13].
• Johnny Ventura is recorded as male^[14].
• Johnny Ventura's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Johnny Ventura's genre is merengue^[16].
• Johnny Ventura's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Ventura^[17].
• Johnny Ventura's voice type is recorded as baritone^[18].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[19].
• Johnny Ventura's family name is recorded as Ventura^[20].
• Johnny Ventura's given name is recorded as Johnny^[21].
• Johnny Ventura's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[22].
• Johnny Ventura's instrument is recorded as voice^[23].
• Johnny Ventura's described by source is recorded as Johnny Ventura, Who Created the Sound of Modern Merengue, Dies at 81^[24].
• Johnny Ventura's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[25].
• Johnny Ventura's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano'}^[26].
• Johnny Ventura's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Johnny Ventura'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1940-03-08^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-07-28^[31]

• Genre(s): latin, merengue, salsa^[32]

• Community tags: latin, merengue, salsa^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5459db1c-a96f-4749-9cbe-4a572825455c^[34]

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Origins and Family

Johnny Ventura was born in Santo Domingo^[2]. He was born on March 8, 1940^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter^[6] and politician^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[10], a class of award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2004^[37]; International Latin Music Hall of Fame^[11], an award^[38], founded in 1999^[39]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album^[12], a music award^[40], founded in 2000^[41]; and Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame^[13], a hall of fame^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2013^[44].

Death and Burial

Johnny Ventura died on July 28, 2021^[5]. He died in Santiago de los Caballeros^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[19].

Why It Matters

Johnny Ventura ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Ventura born?

Johnny Ventura was born in Santo Domingo^[2].

Where did Johnny Ventura die?

Johnny Ventura died in Santiago de los Caballeros^[4].

What did Johnny Ventura do for work?

Johnny Ventura worked as songwriter^[6] and politician^[7].

What awards did Johnny Ventura receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[10], International Latin Music Hall of Fame^[11], Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album^[12], and Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame^[13].