The star-turning role as Rafael Escalona would produce the Escalona soundtracks, giving birth to Vives's true voice in his vallenato sound, literally turning his back on his earlier work.
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In 1991, when Carlos was approached to play the part of Rafael Escalona in the biographical film Escalona (1991), it would not only be a star-turning role for the rising actor, but the beginning of Carlos's musical breakthrough.