{"id":496945,"date":"2026-01-06T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/elvis-crespo-exalts-victor-roque-and-la-gran-manzana-at-the-choliseo\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:43:13","slug":"elvis-crespo-exalts-victor-roque-and-la-gran-manzana-at-the-choliseo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/entertainment\/elvis-crespo-exalts-victor-roque-and-la-gran-manzana-at-the-choliseo\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvis Crespo exalts V\u00edctor Roque and La Gran Manzana at the Choliseo"},"content":{"rendered":"The merengue experienced a memorable night last weekend at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jos\u00e9 Miguel Agrelot, where the Dominican V\u00edctor Roque, leader of the legendary group La Gran Manzana, <\/strong>had an outstanding participation as a special guest in Elvis Crespo’s concert, held under the concept of \u201cEl Colmadito de Elvis Crespo\u201d.<\/strong>\n\nWith his usual energy and charisma on stage, Roque quickly connected with the audience, who received him with enthusiasm and ovations.\n\n\n

You may be interested in<\/strong>: http:\/\/Muri\u00f3 Jayne Trcka, actress from \u2018Scary Movie\u2019 and famous bodybuilder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nA particularly appreciated aspect of the evening was Elvis Crespo’s initiative to exalt emblematic groups such as La Gran Manzana and that musical concept born in New York, which marked an important stage of merengue with an urban, fresh and multicultural sound.\n\nThis gesture served to recognize the influence of the Dominican diaspora on the evolution of the genre and its international impact.\n\nDuring his presentation, V\u00edctor Roque was accompanied by Tony Valdez, a musician who has been part of La Gran Manzana since its inception, as well as the new member Ra\u00fal Armando, remembered for his hits with Karis.\n\nElvis Crespo’s concert started at 9:32 PM, with a completely devoted audience that enjoyed a repertoire of 28 songs that covered all stages of his career.\n\nThe show was backed by a striking set design that recreated a typical grocery store from the 1970s, along with a barbershop and a bar on stage, evoking the artist’s origins.\n\nBorn in 1971 in the state of New York, Crespo used this visual concept as a direct nod to his roots and his musical journey.\n\nDuring the almost three-hour show, the audience stood, dancing without rest in a continuous celebration of merengue.\n\nIn addition to V\u00edctor Roque, the show featured other special guests, maintaining a festive and diverse atmosphere.\n\nWith all tickets sold, Elvis Crespo’s performance was a resounding success, reaffirming the strength of merengue at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and the relevance of a genre that continues to conquer generations.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The merengue experienced a memorable night last weekend at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jos\u00e9 Miguel Agrelot, where the Dominican V\u00edctor Roque, leader of the legendary group La Gran Manzana, had an outstanding participation as a special guest in Elvis Crespo’s concert, held under the concept of \u201cEl Colmadito de Elvis Crespo\u201d. With his usual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-entertainment"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-25hf","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Entertainment"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}