Riverside Metropolitan Museum, in Riverside, California, United States (previously Riverside Municipal Museum)
Recording of the album began after Anthony asked RMM president Ralph Mercado to record Juan Gabriel's "Hasta Que Te Conocí" in salsa after hearing it on the radio during a taxi ride.
He was then spotted by Ralph Mercado, founder of the RMM label, and recorded his first album, Cuba Libre, in Gloria Estefan's studio in Miami.
Rodven Records, PolyGram, and RMM were some of the dominant labels during this era.