Later Years
Alers was named conductor of the ROTC band of the University of Puerto Rico which in 1946, included a young man by the name of Julito Rodriguez, who would some day in the future become a renowned musician himself. Alers became the first Puerto Rican to compose the music score for a Hollywood movie, when he was hired for such a task for the 1956 movie "Crowded Paradise", directed by Fred Pressburger. Many of his recordings were released in 1960, in a set of 3 volumes, titled "Rafael Alers: Danzas". Rafael Alers died on March 20, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His compositions have been recorded by many artist, including the singer Julita Ross. In 2003, a collection of Rafaels' recordings was released under the title: "Rafael Alers y su Orchestra, Danzas Vol.1".
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