Eddie Benitez, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEddie Benitez
Puerto Rican musician
Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1962
Date of Death: 17-Jan-2019
Profession: guitarist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Eddie Benitez
- Eddie Benitez (November 12, 1956 - January 17, 2019) was a Latin Jazz & World Music guitarist.
- Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, his family moved to Europe soon after his birth for his father's work.
- He was raised in Italy and Spain, and the family returned to the U.S.
- when Benitez was 9 and settled in Brooklyn, New York.
- Benitez began formed his first band at 12 and began competing and winning local battles of the bands in Brooklyn.
- It was at one such battle of the bands where he was discovered by an AR person from Fania Records.
- Soon after the teenage guitarist was signed to Fania records.
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