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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.

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

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You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut.

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It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985.

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Everyone has a black guy inside them. Mine is a Cuban sonero who is 80-something years old and sings better than I do. His name is Medoro Madera. Medoro has been recording since 1997.

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I collected the 'Walking Dead' comics.

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I'm planning to retire from salsa. I'm planning to do a farewell tour.

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I really think that music itself, being one of the greatest possible vehicles for mass communication, should be probed to its extremes, to see how effective it can actually become, which is one of the reasons why I became also interested in presenting political points of view.

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I think being born in Panama was a blessing because Panama is a port city. It's a really - the mentality is that - I remember that of admitting things in. You know, ports, ideas come in and out all the time.

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My mother never finished elementary school. My father didn't, and that was a reality for many of us.

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Biography

Nationality: Panamanian

Type: Musician

Born: July 16th, 1948

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