  nydia caro (born june 7, 1948) is puerto rican singer born in puerto rico's diaspora community in new york city. ==early years== caro was born in new york city to parents from rincÃ³n, puerto rico, initiated her career in the arts at a very young age while living in new york. after completing high school she enrolled in the new york school of performing arts in singing, dancing, and acting classes. ==acting career== caro made her debut in show business acting at an nbc television show. in 1967, shortly after her father died, she moved to puerto rico and released her first album titled dimelo tu. she has released 20 internationally acclaimed albums and cds ever since. caro enrolled at the university of puerto rico in literature to enhance her spanish skills. nevertheless, she was hired immediately to co-host a popular teen show by channel 2 ("show coca cola"). the decade of the 1970s was very successful for nydia caro. in 1970, she won the "festival de la canciÃ³n" in ibaguÃ© colombia, with the songs "hermano tengo frÃ­o", composed by karmen mercado, the niece of famed actor and astrologer walter mercado, and "pongo el mundo en las manos de un niÃ±o" composed by raoul gonzalez. in 1972, she went to tokyo, japan, where she sang la borinqueÃ±a before the world heavyweight boxing championship fight between george foreman and jose roman. ring en espaÃ±ol remarked that her singing of the puerto rican national anthem probably lasted longer than the fight itself. in 1973, she won one of the first awards in the prestigious "festival de benidorm" in valencia, spain, with the song "vete ya", composed by julio iglesias for her. in 1974, she won the equally prestigious festival oti in mexico, with the song "hoy canto por cantar". the song, composed by caro and riccardo cerratto, caused some controversy in puerto rico for being the "anti-protest" song in that decade. despite that, the song helped caro further extend her popularity built on prior hit songs such as "cuÃ©ntale", "duerme", "charly", &q
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