During his time in Miami as a socialite he was known to have owned many nightclubs and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Barry Gibb and Donald Fagen.
At the age of 10, a year after Fidel Castro took power in 1960, Brito was forced to leave due to political and civil unrest.
In Miami, he was known as Dennis Britt; an eclectic musician, nightclub manager, and a night time socialite who rubbed shoulders with the likes of Barry Gibb and Donald Fagen.
"The singer spent his life as a bohemian troubadour, playing in bars, working in various bands and writing songs.
Alonso Brito moved to Los Angeles in 2006, signed with Candor Entertainment and is currently working on the record Santo Bueno to be released in 2008.