carajo pasó aquí? ("The Broken Vitrine, or What the Fuck Happened Here?", ), in which he offered his "introspective view into Puerto Rican history from 1898 to the present", with emphasis on why Puerto Rico filed for bankruptcy. During 2017, he also offered conferences in Puerto Rico and in United States about the island's current situation, based on the contents of this book. In 2017 he wrote a novel, Un espejo en la selva ("A Mirror in the Jungle", ), about a Puerto Rican psychologist kidnapped by FARC militants in Colombia. He has written several books. Two of the most recent ones, Un Espejo en la Selva (2017, a novel) and La vitrina rota o ¿qué carajo pasó aquí? (2016), were awarded by International Latino Book Awards as Best Drama and Historical Book, respectively. He is the composer of songs, among them, the danza dedicated to the island of Vieques ("Isla Nena"). In 2018 he wrote his memoir book Sólo CUENTO con el CUENTO que te CUENTO ("I Only COUNT with the TALE I TELL You", ), where he told his memories as "parent, professional, artist, and Puerto Rican". Pérez writes a column for El Nuevo Día called (Point of View). He gives "Humortivacion" talks in Puerto Rico and the US, promoting his most recent novel by the same name. In 2020, Pérez recorded with his spouse and 8 other musicians. See also List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican songwriters List of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez people References External links Haciendo Punto en Otro Son 1948 births American columnists American commentators Living people Political commentators 20th-century Puerto Rican male singers 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican comedians People from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico