Milly Quezada in Bronx

Milly Quezada is a Dominican singer known for merengue and other tropical music. She first established her career in New York as the lead vocalist of the family group Milly, Jocelyn y Los Vecinos, then built a solo catalogue that includes “Volvió Juanita,” “La guacherna” and “Entre tu cuerpo y el mío.” With Milly, Jocelyn y Los Vecinos, she developed her live career among the Dominican community in New York before moving into solo concert work. She later performed at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, while concerts in Santo Domingo brought her solo repertoire to Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito.

Miriam Cruz is a Dominican merengue singer who became known as a lead vocalist of the all-female group Las Chicas del Can. Her best-known recordings with the group include “La Loba,” “Juana la Cubana” and “El Negro No Puede,” while “Cosas de Él” became a signature song of her solo career. Miriam Cruz toured Latin America, Europe and Japan during her years with Las Chicas del Can, bringing the group’s orchestral merengue to international stages. In 2023, she celebrated four decades in music with an anniversary concert at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx.