Real name: Manuel de Jesús Jiménez Ortega

Use Manuel Jimenez for "El Canario" (1895-1975), Puerto Rican singer, guitarist, conductor and composer of "Bun Bun", "Cuando las mujeres", "Cortaron a Elena" and "Los contrabandistas".
Use Manuel Jiménez "La Pulguita"" for Puerto Rican musician and songwriter of "Nena", "Que Le Den Pu Pau", "Siempre Alegre".
Use Manuel "Zorro" Jiménez for Peruvian composer of "Dónde Estas Yolanda".

Manuel Jiménez was born on October 15, 1952 in Rincón Los Hato, Dominican Republic as Manuel de Jesús Jiménez Ortega.
Is probably best known for the song "Derroche" that was popularized by Ana Belén and has been performed by more than 20 international artists, and is the first Dominican song translated into Cantonese (Chinese), as well as Portuguese, French, Danish and English. He has also written: “Quien no sabe de amor”, “Amor casual”, “Con agua y sal”...