| LC control no. | n 92080188 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ventura, Johnny |
| Variant(s) | Ventura Soriano, Juan de Dios Soriano, Juan de Dios Ventura Dios Ventura Soriano, Juan de Dios, Juan de |
| Located | Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) |
| Birth date | 1940-03-08 |
| Death date | 2021-07-28 |
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) |
| Place of death | Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) |
| Affiliation | Johnny Ventura y su Combo-Show Band (Musical group) El Club de Los Monos (Organization) |
| Profession or occupation | Merengue musicians Politicians Mayors |
| Found in | Johnny Ventura, p1987. Un poco de mí, 1988: t.p. (Johnny Ventura) t.p. verso (in CIP data: Ventura Soriano, Juan de Dios, 1940-) p. 8, etc. (under photo: Juan de Dios) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 07, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ventura, Johnny; Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano; merengue musician, political figure, political activist; born 1940 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; criticized the country's political system and its denial of an African heritage; formed Johnny Ventura y su Combo-Show band and became a model for other merengueros (1964); allied with nationalist party during the civil war (1965); created El Club de Los Monos (The Monkeys' Club); was elected congressman, was appointed deputy mayor and elected mayor of Santo Domingo) New York Times WWW site, July 29, 2021, accessed August 3, 2021 (Johnny Ventura; b. March 8, 1940; d. July 28, 2021, Santiago, Dominican Republic) <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/arts/johnny-ventura-dead.html> |
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