I Was Born In Panama, The Republic

So I Went To Miami In '74 With My Family And While I Was There It Became Obvious That We Needed Money And We Needed To Do Something, Because My Family, We Left Without Anything Really, And We Didn't Have Any Money To Begin With.

It Doesn't Make Sense For Me To Be A Lawyer In A Place Where There Is No Law.

I Was The First Person To Come Into New York With A Latin American Point Of View Which Was Also Very Much Influenced By Political Happenings In Latin America.

Every Band Had Their Own Distinctive Sound, But It Was Pretty Much Dancing Music And Rhythmic Music With A Tremendous Emphasis On Copying The Cuban Models.

I Think In New York We Had Respect And We Would Pretty Much Fill Up The Places Where We Went, But I Never Got The Sense That We Really Were Number 1 Here In New York Among The Latin Crowds.