José Feliciano to sing National Anthem at Marlins Park

Puerto Rican singer/songwriter/musician, José Feliciano.

     For me, for Puerto Ricans and for many people around the world, José Feliciano is one of the best guitar players of all times. And it seems that for Emilio Estefan, a 19-Grammy Award winner, too.

      The Cuban-born producer, who has worked with artists such as Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony, will produce Marlins Park's inaugural Opening Night festivities. And to perform the National Anthem, before the game against the defending World Series champions St. Louis Cardinals, he chose José Feliciano, better known by his song "Feliz Navidad (I Want To Wish You a Marry Christmas)."


     I'm really excited about this, because as a Puerto Rican, I am very proud to have one of our greatest artists putting his name and the name of our country in the history of the new Marlins Ballpark and the organization. This is another great achievement for Puerto Rico and our artists.


     The game will be on April 4th, 2012 at 7:05pm ET.