Truman Capote's lifelong friend was Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Leonardo Paniagua is one of the Dominican Republic 's most popular bachata musicians .. bachata. bachata ( music ). He emerged from obscurity to overnight stardom in the 1970s , when he recorded his first 45rpm record , `` Amada , Amante '' for Discos Guarachita .. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s , Paniagua 's bachata albums were the best-selling .. bachata. bachata ( music ). With his soft voice and romantic style , he appealed beyond bachata 's usual working-class audience .. bachata. bachata ( music ). He was also one of the first artists to form a movement of romantic-bachateros , artists who helped the genre emerge into mainstream music .. Paniagua still tours and performs today in the USA , Europe , and of course in the Dominican Republic .. He recently played with his orchestra at one of several inaugural events in Arecibo , Puerto Rico 's well known Pulguero Bajo Techo .. -LRB- Puerto Rico 's largest roofed flea market -RRB-