![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (June 2021)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Fernando Antonio Cruz Paz, (born June 5, 1954) better known by his stage name Bonny Cepeda, is a Dominican merengue artist, band leader and producer. [1] In 1986 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Top Tropical Latin Performance for his album, Noche de Discotheque. [2]
Cruz served as the Vice Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Viceministro de Cultura de la República Dominicana) under the 53rd President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader.
Fernando Antonio Cruz Paz was born on June 5, 1954, in the capital of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. His father, Anan Cepeda, was a famous merengue singer. He is the brother of merengue singer Richie Cepeda.
In June 2021 Bonny declared in the Alofoke Radio Show that he received $60 000 to sing in a birthday party of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His comments generated criticism in social media and by members of the Venezuelan opposition due to the social and economic crisis that the country undergoes and because the celebration took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, when borders were restricted for most Venezuelans. Bonny afterwards denied having been paid. [3]