What is Johnny Ventura?
[[File:Johnny Ventura El Caballo cropped.jpeg|right|200px]] '''Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano''' (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as '''Johnny Ventura''' nicknamed {{lang|es|El Caballo Mayor}}, was a [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] singer, bandleader and politician. His music were mainly [[merengue music|merengue]] and [[Salsa music|salsa]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p29585/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Johnny Ventura|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> He was mayor of [[Santo Domingo]] from 1998 to 2002. Ventura was born in [[La Vega (city)|La Vega]], [[Dominican Republic]]. Ventura died on 28 July 2021 in Santo Domingo from a [[heart attack]], aged 81.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58011686|title=Johnny Ventura: Dominican merengue legend dies aged 81|work=BBC|date=29 July 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ventura, Johnny}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Dominican Republic politicians]] [[Category:Bandleaders]] [[Category:Singers]] [[Category:Mayors]] [[Category:Dominican Republic musicians]] {{bio-stub}}