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5 unusual facts about Papo Lucca


Adalberto Santiago

Santiago co-produced Calidad with Papo Lucca, who also played piano, arranged one track and oversaw musical direction.

Ismael Quintana

During the 1980s he recorded "Vamos, Háblame Ahora" (Come on, Talk to Me Now) with Papo Lucca.

Papo Lucca

Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñonez, better known as Papo Lucca ("Papo" being a common Puerto Rican slang for "junior"), is a Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist best known for his pianist skills.

Ricky Ledée

Ledée's late father, Toñito Ledée, was the lead singer of Papo Lucca's band, Sonora Ponceña.

Roberto Angleró

Other songs written by Angleró include “Vas por ahí” by Papo Lucca’s Sonora Ponceña, and “Satisfacción”, recorded by Gilberto Santa Rosa


Caballo Viejo

It has been recorded as "Caballo Viejo" or as "Bamboleo" by tens of singers such as Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca y la Sonora Ponceña, María Dolores Pradera, Julio Iglesias, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Polo Montañes, Freddy López, Oscar D'León, Celso Piña, Rubén Blades, Roberto Torres, Plácido Domingo.

Choco Orta

In the year 1983, Choco went to a dance party at the famous nightclub Xanudu, where Quique & Papo Lucca's Sonora Ponceña was performing.


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