If you are here, you must recognize Bruno Mars and know about his journey and contributions to different musical genres. Well, the ten times Grammy Award winner’s professional career as a musician is thriving, but his personal life became complicated when he lost his mother to a brain aneurysm in 2013. Bruno Mar father Peter Hernandez is as talented as he is, perhaps even more. The half Puerto Rican and half Ashkenazi Jewish is from Brooklyn, New York. During an interview, Mars revealed that his father was a Latin percussionist. Peter Hernandez Sr., born and raised in New York and grew up surrounded by musical influences much like his son. Moreover, it was in New York itself where his fascination for doo-wop grew. Read more