Jerry Rivera is a Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican Salsa singer from the 1990s who is still active. He was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 31, 1973. He lives in Central Florida.
Rivera 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
Bergen PAC
Friday, June 19, 2020 ~ Rivera plays 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.
Radio City Music Hall
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
New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN ~ Saturday, June 8, 2019
Rivera joins the New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center at 8pm. From $76
East River Park SummerStage
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 Theatre
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