I recently had a conversation with a friend about whether or not Anthony Santos could've had Romeo's stardom had he aimed for the same audience as Romeo Santos. I said he could've had the same level of fame if he went for the Aventura/Xtreme-type audience back in the early 2000s, but he would've been considered a sellout by some Dominicans by going for a more “pop-ish” kind of bachata. He said that Anthony would've never had the same level of popularity as Aventura or Xtreme outside or the Dominican Republic due to the fact that Anthony is more hardwired for traditional bachata.
I know Romeo is played from coast to coast and have even heard him in more Mexican areas like Dallas, Bakersfield and Chicago while Anthony is played more on the east coast where Dominicans and other Caribbean Latinos thrive. (New York, Perth Amboy, Boston, Worcester, Miami etc etc.)
What do you guys think?
I know Romeo is played from coast to coast and have even heard him in more Mexican areas like Dallas, Bakersfield and Chicago while Anthony is played more on the east coast where Dominicans and other Caribbean Latinos thrive. (New York, Perth Amboy, Boston, Worcester, Miami etc etc.)
What do you guys think?
