After a sound rehearsal at the Colombian based record company, Discos Fuentes, the original members formed up their ensemble based on Mario Rincón’s vision.
One of the most important composers of Cuban son music. In total he wrote about 327 songs, mostly son.
In 1927 he founded the Septeto Nacional (the original name of the music band was Sexteto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro, by adding a trumpet it became Septeto Nacional).
Frankie Negron is a salsa singer of Puerto Rican descent. Negrón was born to Puerto Rican immigrants, Francisco Negrón Santos and Zaida Gonzalez.