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Chilito Campo, a composer and singer, oldest man in the parish until he died at about 104,…

Elderly man in a white shirt sits in a plaid armchair, holding a black and yellow cap, with a large fern plant and cinder block wall behind him.

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Chilito Campo, a composer and singer, oldest man in the parish until he died at about 104, 1991.

Irvan Perez: a singer who specializes in Decimas songs, traditional songs from the Isleno/Spanish people which were impromptu and based on local stories or people; sang at Carnegie Hall with a group from all over in about 1992. Louise was a farmer's daughter and Irvan was the son of a fisherman.

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“Chilito Campo, a composer and singer, oldest man in the parish until he died at about 104,…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/15164.