Jerry Rivera is a Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican Salsa singer from the 1990s who is still active.
- Jerry Rivera sings Puerto Rican Salsa for the New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn on Sat, Jun 11 at 8pm. From $71. barclayscenter.com 🇵🇷
Jerry Rivera
He was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico on July 31, 1973. He turned professional when he was just 14 years old. When he sang “Cara de Niño” (baby face) in 1993, Rivera was 20 years old and had a baby face. He still does.
The great Puerto Rican singer is loved for hits like “Amores como el nuestro,” “Cara de niño,” “Casí un Hechizo,” and “Que Hay de Malo.”
“Cara de niño, alma de hombre”
Jerry Rivera, “Cara de niño,” (1993)
Jerry Rivera in New York City
Jerry Rivera sings Puerto Rican Salsa at the Palladium Times Square on Fri, Apr 1 at 8pm (6:30pm doors). From $60. 🇵🇷
Rivera plays the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 8pm. From $49
Rivera plays La Boom in Woodside, Queens on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10pm. From $45
Friday, June 19, 2020 ~ Rivera plays the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey at 8pm. From $49. This show was cancelled to keep New Yorker’s and New Jerseyans safe during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Saturday, February 15, 2020 (Presidents Day Weekend) ~ Jerry Rivera joins El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and Tito Nieves for a night of Puerto Rican salsa at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown, NYC at 8pm. From $96
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN ~ Saturday, June 8, 2019. Rivera joins the New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center at 8pm. From $76
LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC ~ Sunday, August 12, 2018
Jerry Rivera / Nuyorican Poets Cafe: La Bruja and Chembo Corniel play a SummerStage concert at East River Park from 4 – 7 pm. FREE. The concert is presented in partnership with Futuro Media Group (Maria Hinojosa) and is part of NPR’s Latino USA’s 25th anniversary celebration.
ST. GEORGE, STATEN ISLAND ~ Saturday, September 30, 2017
Rivera hosts September Salsa Night with DJ Ralphie Mercado at the St. George Theatre at 8pm. $59 – $125