Froilán Antonio Rodríguez Jiménez, was a Dominican singer songwriter of ballad and merengue, actor and comedian. He was born in the village of Las Cañitas, in the municipality of Sabana de la Mar. As a child he moved to Hato Mayor del Rey, where he worked as a shoeshine boy, a job he performed singing, and during the Christmas festivities he sang Christmas carols from house to house. His voice attracted a promoter who started him in the music industry.