Born in a village south of Puerto Rico called Guayama ,childhood development in the humble town of Olympus and Capo Lenias both villages of his native Guayama .
Following his studies , Chamaco always had the concern that we all enjoy music .
Chamaco listened again and again drives the Guayama radio station played daily while singing along to the radio.
Achieving memorize all those songs which formed the basis for learning to do today what you do best and become one of the most beloved singers of the Island of Enchantment .
At age eleven , she made her first appearance as a soloist with the set of Alfonsito Oillot of Guayama , in a village festivals in Olympus.
There was very well received by an audience that gave him strength and courage to begin his long career as a singer.
It is also a faithful listener of the recordings of Tito Rodriguez, Rafael Muñoz Orchestra with Jose Luis Moreno as Felipe Rodriguez.
Chamaco moved to New Jersey, where the age of majority and got different jobs , but his interest in music was even greater.
That's why I happened to be one of the founders of the New Jersey Swing Combo and got to know the major platforms .
With this success , he moved to New York where he began to sing with the orchestra Sonora Casino, Nelsón Feliciano, Conspiracy and amount at the top of his profession when the teacher discovered Willie Rosario .
Willie Rosario is where it starts to reap its fame .
Immediately , Chamaco Rivera becomes the lead singer of the orchestra and popularize the unforgettable theme " working class neighborhood to the fifteen " an international hit .