Nilo Menéndez Barnet was a Cuban-born naturalized American songwriter. Menéndez came to the United States in 1924 when he was 22. He wrote his best known song "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in 1929 and was recorded several times by Latin artists and translated into English in 1931. The song became a major hit when Jimmy Dorsey recorded it as "Green Eyes" around 1941.
Nilo Menendez
Active - 1944 - 1944 |
Birth - Sep 26, 1902 |
Death - Sep 15, 1987 |
Genres - Comedy, Music, Romance
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Subgenres - Musical, Romantic Comedy
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Nico Menendez and His Rhumba Band-
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