place_of_birth william vivanco
The Gulf ___MASK37___ Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent . It is bounded on the northeast , north and northwest by the Gulf Coast ___MASK37___ the United States , on the southwest and south by Mexico , and on the southeast by ___MASK100___ . The U . S . states ___MASK37___ Alabama , Florida , ___MASK81___ , Mississippi and Texas border the Gulf on the north , which are often referred to as the " Third Coast " in comparison with the U . S . Atlantic and Pacific coasts , or sometimes the " south coast ", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the " north coast ." One ___MASK37___ the gulf ' s seven main areas is the Gulf ___MASK37___ Mexico basin . ___MASK28___ is the second - largest Cuban ___MASK24___ and the seventh - largest ___MASK24___ in the ___MASK31___ ( after ___MASK100___ itself , Hispaniola , Jamaica , Puerto Rico , Trinidad , and Andros Island ). The ___MASK24___ was called the Isle of Pines ( Isla de Pinos ) until 1978 . It has an area and is south of the ___MASK24___ of ___MASK100___ , across the Gulf of Batabanó . The ___MASK24___ lies almost directly south of Havana and Pinar del Río and is a Special Municipality , not part of any province and is therefore administered directly by the central government of ___MASK100___ . The ___MASK24___ has only one municipality , also named ___MASK28___ . The ___MASK52___ ( or ) is a region that consists ___MASK37___ the ___MASK52___ Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK52___ Sea and some bordering both the ___MASK52___ Sea and the North ___MASK69___ ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast ___MASK37___ the Gulf ___MASK37___ Mexico and the North American mainland , east ___MASK37___ Central America , and north ___MASK37___ South America . ___MASK63___ ( Spanish for " land ___MASK37___ flowers ") is a state located in the southeastern region ___MASK37___ the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf ___MASK37___ Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the ___MASK69___ , and to the south by the Straits ___MASK37___ ___MASK63___ and Cuba . ___MASK63___ is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated ___MASK37___ the U . S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is ___MASK63___ ' s most populous urban area . The city ___MASK37___ Tallahassee is the state capital . ___MASK30___ is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of ___MASK30___ Province in the south - eastern area of the island , some south - east of the Cuban capital of Havana . ___MASK95___ (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal ___MASK41___ in the southern half ___MASK37___ North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by ___MASK40___ , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf ___MASK37___ ___MASK95___ . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), ___MASK95___ is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population ___MASK37___ over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . ___MASK95___ is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . ___MASK53___ ( Spanish : " La Habana ") is the ___MASK61___ , largest city , province , major port , and leading commercial centre ___MASK37___ ___MASK100___ . The city proper has a population ___MASK37___ 2 . 1 million inhabitants , and it spans a total ___MASK37___  making it the largest city by area , the most populous city , and the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region . The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay , which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours : Marimelena , Guanabacoa and Atarés . The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north , entering the Straits ___MASK37___ Florida a few miles west ___MASK37___ the bay . ___MASK73___ , known officially as the Commonwealth ___MASK37___ the Bahamas , is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago . It consists ___MASK37___ more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the ___MASK69___ and is located north ___MASK37___ Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ); northwest ___MASK37___ the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast ___MASK37___ the US state ___MASK37___ Florida and east ___MASK37___ the Florida Keys . The state capital is Nassau on the island ___MASK37___ New Providence . The designation ___MASK37___ " ___MASK73___ " can refer to either the country or the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . As stated in the mandate / manifesto ___MASK37___ the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses ___MASK37___ ocean space . ___MASK91___ is a municipality and city in ___MASK4___ ___MASK100___ and capital of ___MASK91___ Province . An archipelago , sometimes called an ___MASK24___ group or ___MASK24___ chain , is a chain , cluster or collection ___MASK37___ islands . The word " archipelago " is derived from the Greek "  -  arkhi -" (" chief ") and "   pélagos " (" sea ") through the Italian " arcipelago ". In Italian , possibly following a tradition ___MASK37___ antiquity , the Archipelago ( from medieval Greek "*  " and Latin " archipelagus ") was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and , later , usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands ( since the sea is remarkable for its large number ___MASK37___ islands ). It is now used to refer to any ___MASK24___ group or , sometimes , to a sea containing a small number ___MASK37___ scattered islands . William Vivanco ( born October 6 , 1975 , in ___MASK29___ , ___MASK100___ ) is a composer and musician . Vivanco learned to play guitar by frequenting Casa de la Trova on Calle Heredia in ___MASK29___ , `` stealing chords '' . He busked in the streets , and also performed with a professional children ' s choir . He trained his voice , learning the techniques that would enable him to develop his distinctively percussive vocal style . He also played day - long romerias and at the Festival of Singers of the Americas in Guantánamo . Vivanco first came to Havana when he was 23 years old . The Bis Music label at the Santa Clara song festival spotted him and offered him the possibility to make his first solo album in 2002 called Lo Tengo To ' Pensa ' o , a mix of Brazilian music , pop and reggae . His song and the accompanying video clip `` Cimarrón '' became popular . `` Cimarrón '' ( literally , `` one who lives on mountaintops '' ) refers to African slaves who ran away from their Spanish masters . In 2006 , Vivanco recorded his second solo album , La Isla Milagrosa , produced by Descemer Bueno and Roberto Carcassés . In recent times Vivanco has started to distance himself from his funkier , poppier tunes in favour of music that is more `` Santiaguera '' ( from ___MASK29___ ) , more Cuban , more rhythmic -- more traditional . Vivanco has performed in France . In 2003 he performed at Les Transmusicales de Rennes festival , then in 2004 at the Paleo Festival de Nyon , at the Cuban night of Les Nuits de Fourvière de Lyon , and in August 2005 he played at the Vence festival Les Nuits du Sud . ___MASK100___ , officially the Republic ___MASK37___ ___MASK100___ , is a country comprising the island ___MASK37___ ___MASK100___ as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos . ___MASK100___ is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea , the Gulf ___MASK37___ Mexico , and the ___MASK69___ meet . It is south ___MASK37___ both the U . S . state ___MASK37___ Florida and the Bahamas , west ___MASK37___ Haiti , and north ___MASK37___ Jamaica . Havana is the largest city and capital ; other major cities include ___MASK30___ and Camagüey . ___MASK100___ is the largest island in the Caribbean , with an area ___MASK37___ , and the second - most populous after Hispaniola , with over 11 million inhabitants . ___MASK58___ is a city and municipality in ___MASK13___ ___MASK100___ and is the nation ' s third largest city with more than 321 , 000 inhabitants . It is the capital of the ___MASK58___ Province . The ___MASK69___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK91___ is the easternmost province ___MASK37___ ___MASK100___ . Its capital is also called ___MASK91___ . Other towns include Baracoa . The province has the only land border ___MASK37___ the important U . S . Navy base at ___MASK91___ Bay . ___MASK19___ , officially the Republic ___MASK37___ ___MASK19___ , is a sovereign state located on the island ___MASK37___ Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago ___MASK37___ the Caribbean Sea . It occupies the western three - eighths ___MASK37___ the island , which it shares with the Dominican Republic . ___MASK19___ is in size and has an estimated 10 . 6 million people , making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) and the second - most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole . ___MASK6___ ( Spanish : " La Española "; Latin : " ___MASK6___ "; Taíno : " Haiti ") is the 22nd - largest island in the world , located in the ___MASK52___ island group , the Greater Antilles . It is the second largest island in the ___MASK52___ after ___MASK100___ , and the tenth most populous island in the world . ___MASK17___ is an ___MASK24___ country situated in the ___MASK52___ Sea , consisting ___MASK37___ the third - largest ___MASK24___ ___MASK37___ the Greater Antilles . The ___MASK24___ , in area , lies about south ___MASK37___ ___MASK100___ , and west ___MASK37___ Hispaniola ( the ___MASK24___ containing the nation - states ___MASK37___ Haiti and the Dominican Republic ). ___MASK17___ is the fourth - largest ___MASK24___ country in the ___MASK52___ , by area . The ___MASK52___ Sea is a sea ___MASK37___ the ___MASK69___ in the tropics ___MASK37___ the Western Hemisphere . It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west , to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba , to the east by the Lesser Antilles , and to the south by the north coast ___MASK37___ South America .