I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.

And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez.

They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang.

People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.

There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything.