Edgardo Luis Huertas Feliciano[1] (September 24, 1959 – July 6, 2024) was a Puerto Rican singer, show host and actor.
His first work as an entertainer came at age 11, on a show, "Los Payasos de la Tele", hosted by famous Spanish clowns "Gaby, Fofó and Miliki".
[2] A multifaceted artist, Huertas appeared in "La Tribuna del Arte", a television show akin to the United States "America's Got Talent", and he earned a certificate as a singer, at the age of 15 in 1974.
[2] By this era also, young Huertas had demonstrated interest in song writing, and took photography and guitar playing as a hobby, in addition to taking radio show hosting classes.
[2] In 1978, Huertas acted in a theatrical play named "Desconcierto" alongside legendary Puerto Rican comedienne Awilda Carbia.
[2] Huertas then returned to acting, participating in a play named "Jardin de Otono" ("Garden of the Fall"), alongside Cuban-Puerto Rican actress Ofelia D'Acosta.
Concurrent with that play, Huertas started hosting a television show, on Tele Luz, named "Edgardo Huertas.....Entre Amigos" ("Edgardo Huertas....Among Friends"), a talk show in which he interviewed multiple celebrities, including Mexican female pop girl group Flans, Veronica Castro, Argentine singer Maria Marta Serra Lima, Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso, Yolandita Monge, Chucho Avellanet, Argentine singer Laureano Brizuela, Mexican actors Salvador Pineda and Fernando Allende and others.