At an early age, his family moved to the El Cerro neighborhood of Havana, where Jorrín was to live for the rest of his life.
Subsequently, the syncopated bass in the tune gave rise on the one hand to the dance genre known as mambo created by Pérez Prado, and on the other to the cha-cha-chá created by Enrique Jorrín.
The band was founded in 1942 by singer Ninón Mondéjar with Alex Sosa (piano), Enrique Jorrín, Antonio Sánchez, and Félix Guerra (violins), Juan Ramos (flute) and others.
Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Chagoya | Enrique Peñalosa | Enrique Guzmán | Luis Enrique | Enrique | Luis Enrique Vergara | Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop | Enrique Santos Discépolo | Enrique Peña Nieto | Enrique Granados | Xavier Enrique Torres | José Enrique Arrarás | Enrique Osses | Enrique Mario Francini | Enrique Krauze | Enrique Jorrín | Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Duke of Medina Sidonia | Enrique Coria | Enrique Bunbury | Enrique Bolaños | San Enrique, Iloilo | San Enrique | Jorge Enrique Adoum | Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville | Enrique Salinas | Enrique Peñaranda | Enrique Mosconi | Enrique Morales | Enrique Metinides |
Throughout this time he was also learning about popular Cuban music and jazz, from musicians such as Chucho Valdes and Arturo Sandoval, as well as playing in clubs, and after leaving the NSOC he toured the world in groups such as the José María Vitier band and the Orquesta Enrique Jorrín (with Ruben Gonzalez of the Buena Vista Social Club).