Quick Facts Willy Chirino

Willy Chirino is a Cuban-American musician better known for his songs, La Jinetera, Rumbera, Los Campeones de la salsa, etc. Likewise, his popular albums include My Beatles Heart, Son Del Alma, Asere, Lo Esencial, and others.

Chirino was previously married to wife, Olga Maria Rodríguez and had three children from their relationship. But the couple later divorced. Now, Chirino married to his second spouse, Lisette Alvarez and the husband and wife are blessed with three children.

Willy Chirino Net worth, Salary, House, and Lifestyle

One of the renowned musicians, Willy Chirino is living a lavish life with his family. He is active in the music industry for decades. To date, Chirino has released several albums and most of them have received platinum and gold status. 

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From his music career, Chirino has earned an astonishing amount of money. Allocating information from several sources it is found out that his current net worth as of 2018 is around $10 million.

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Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album award winner Chirino kept his Miami house on sale for $5.75 million in 2013. But he sold the house for $4.17 million which is 1.58 million less than the actual asking price.

Chirino had bought the 10,416-square-foot home at 4400 Island Road for $795,000 back in April 1992. The house featured 6-bedrooms and 5.5-bathrooms.

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Willy Chirino Married Life, Divorce, Children, and Family

Willy Chirino was previously married to their wife, Olga Maria Rodríguez but their relationship ended with a divorce. But, neither Chirino nor his spouse Olga mentioned the actual date of their wedding.

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From their relationship, the couple was blessed with three daughters, Angie Chirino, Olga Maria Chirino, and Jessica Chirino. Unfortunately, the things didn’t work out well in between them and the couple sadly got divorced. Similarly, their actual divorce date is also still not known.

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After the divorce from his first wife, Chirino tied the knot with his second wife Lissette Alvarez in 1965. His current wife is a singer as well as a songwriter. They together have three children Nicolle Chirino, Alana Chirino, and Gianfranco Chirino

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In a collaboration with his spouse, Chirino even released an album titled Amarraditos (Bound to One Another). Moreover, Chirino further has three grandchildren. He is one of the loving and caring fathers as well as husbands.

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Chirino frequently shares adorable pictures of his family on Instagram. Chirino is living happily with his wife and children since their wedding and yet there are no any rumors of divorce and extramarital affairs. 

Willy Chirino Early life and Education

Willy Chirino was born on 5th April 1947, in Consolacion del Sur, Cuba to Ana Josefa Rodríguez de Chirino and Wifredo Chirino Llorens. He belongs to a Cuban-American nationality. Chirino grew along with his sibling, sister Marilé Chirino. Chirino moved to the United States in 1960 via “Operation Peter Pan.”

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Loosely based on his experience as a refugee, Chirino recorded a song entitled Nuestro Dia Ya Viene Llegando (Our Day is Coming) which became an anthem for Cuban exiles everywhere.

Willy Chirino Music Career

In 1974, Willy Chirino released his first album entitled One Man Alone and since then he began his artistic career in Miami. The next year, Chirino released his another album named Chirino. Likewise, he further released several albums including Chirino 3, Quien Salvo la Ciudad?, Evolution, Come Into My Music etc. 

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Chirino released an album entitled “Son del Alma” in 2006, which helped him win a Grammy for Best Salsa/Merengue Album. Not only this, but Chirino is also the founder of the Willy Chirino Foundation and further celebrated his 35th anniversary in music by releasing his album, Willy Chirino Live-35th Anniversary.

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The album helped him to be nominated for Best Salsa Album at the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards. Moreover, in a collaboration with his wife  Lissette Álvarez, Chirino released his album Amarraditos in 2007. Similarly, Chirino received a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas in 2014 and further released an album Serie Platino in the same year. 

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