Silvestre Peguero

Silvestrino Peguero Martinez (born December 31st, 1950), also known as Silvestre Peguero, is a Dominican musician, singer, songwriter. He is best known for being a leading figure, especially in the continual growth of bachata music in the late 70s and 80s, although the music was still known as Bolero Campesino or Música de Guardía. Known as "El Sentimiento Del Amargue", Peguero wrote almost all of his songs and most of them were big hits, including "El Puñalito De Acero", "De Mí No Te Conduele", "Por Esa India Morena", "Mamita", "Amor Lloré", and many more. 
== Biography ==
Peguero was born to Candida Martinez Liriano and Jesus Peguero on December 31st, 1950, in Gaspar Hernández, a province of unbulleted listEspaillatunbulleted list, unbulleted listDominican Republicunbulleted list. He is the 3rd of 14 siblings and comes from a great, humble, and hard-working family. When Silvestre was young, he worked in agriculture with his father Jesus Peguero and one day playing a handmade guitar, a relative of his soon-to-be fiance at the time told him he will be an excellent bachata artist one day. Silvestre had a machete for working in agriculture fields till that day, when he ended up throwing it away. Silvestre told him that he will become a excellent bachata artist. There, he fell in love with his fiance and took her to Villa Duarte. 
His first songs (De Mí No Te Conduele and Por Esa India Morena) were recorded at Estudio Faviola for Erminio de la Cruz in Buenos Aires de Herrera, who was also recording at the time. It was played by unbulleted listEdilio Paredesunbulleted list, Augusto Santos, El Zurdo, Polito, and Persio Lopez. Later on, Silvestre signed with Radhames Aracena a 10-year contract to Radio Guarachita, where he made numerous recordings, some of which have never been released. Later on, Silvestre recorded with Maximino Sanchez (Unidad Records), Rafael Mañon (RM Records), and La Negra. https://rincondelamargue.weebly.com/silvestre-peguero.html
Due to the Payola Scandal in the 90s in the Dominican Republic, Silvestre Peguero lost interest in recording new music and was only doing festivities only up until 2018 when he met Kilvio Suero. Through KS Records, Silvestre released the single Quedate Tranquila, and recorded a newer version of Pídeme Lo Que Tú Quieras. He also recorded a song composed by one of his musical companions Angel Guerrero titled Aunque Tenga Que Sufrír. 
Peguero is known as one of the most authentic representatives of Bachata.
For a long time, Silvestre Peguero was a fisherman in unbulleted listPuerto Plataunbulleted list up until an incident where he almost lost his life in December of 2016.
Silvestre Peguero's oldest son Miguel "Moreno" Peguero is also a singer/songwriter who has performed with his father in many festivities throughout the Dominican Republic.
On July 5 of 2022, Silvestre suffered a thrombosis infection and was admitted in Santo Domingo in critical condition. He has since recovered some of his ability to speak, and been in recovery mode. Silvestre Peguero currently resides in unbulleted listLas Terrenasunbulleted list in the unbulleted listSamanáunbulleted list province.
== Discography ==
* El Puñalito De Acero (1980)
# El Puñalito De Acero
# El Pato Macho
# Dame Ese Conejo
# Mercedes
# Que Debo Olvidarte
# Amor Negado
# Amor Lloré
# Margarita
# Muero Por Su Amor
# El Amanza Guapo
# Rosita
* Volvió El Hombre Nuevecito (2018)
# Quedate Tranquila
# Aunque Tenga Que Sufrír
# Pídeme Lo Que Tú Quieras
* Por Esa India Morena (Digital Version) (2023)
# Por Esa India Morena
# Pídeme Lo Que Tú Quieras
# La Tumba
# Boquita De Caramelo
# Escríbeme Dos Letras
# La Pistola Y El Cañón
# Las Cuatro Botellas
# Sabrás Cómo Te Quiero
# Tu Me Engañaste
# Pero De Mí Te Has Burlado
# Palomita De Oro
# Tu Puedes Pedirme
# Cuando Me Recuerdo De Ella
# La Linea
# Por Quererte A Tí
# Detras De Mi Nena
Category:Dominican people
Category:1950 births
Category:Dominican musicians