. "1051831297"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "16046288"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Henry Arana"@en . . . . . . . . "2141"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Henry Arana Rodr\u00EDguez (May 1, 1921 \u2013 February 23, 2008) was a composer of popular songs who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and lived all but the last years of his life in Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, from complications related to a neurological disease, he was residing in Alabama and was married to Carmen M\u00E1rtir Santiago. He served in the United States Army in World War II. Arana composed hundreds of songs made popular by a wide variety of Puerto Rican artists, including Cano Estremera, Bobby Valent\u00EDn, Willie Rosario, El Gran Combo, , Tito Rojas, Andy Monta\u00F1ez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, La Sonora Ponce\u00F1a, Mario Ortiz and Mario Hern\u00E1ndez, as well as Mexican artists, such as . Among his best-known compositions are \"Mi Puerto Rico\", which was played as his remains were laid to rest at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayam\u00F3n, Puerto Rico, \"La novia autom\u00E1tica\", \"Awilda\", \"Sanjuanero\", \"Por culpa de tu amor\", \"Como sube la gasolina\" and \"La gringa\". His \"Samba con Salsa\", composed in the 1980s was a precursor of the fusion music that was popularized twenty years later."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Henry Arana Rodr\u00EDguez (May 1, 1921 \u2013 February 23, 2008) was a composer of popular songs who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and lived all but the last years of his life in Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, from complications related to a neurological disease, he was residing in Alabama and was married to Carmen M\u00E1rtir Santiago. He served in the United States Army in World War II."@en .