Sonia Lopez is a Puerto Rican percussionist specializing in the Congas. Born in Puerto Rico and since childhood learned to play the piano and bass in the school band. Candito( her Dad )forced her to study saxophone with the renowned Puerto Rican musicians Antel "Lito" Peña, one of the founders of the Pan American Orchestra in Carolina. She was attracted by the congas and practiced in secret from his father because he thought it was not a suitable instrument for a woman, but had to yield to the insistence of her daughter. Only two he got his high school graduation consisting of four courses. At 16 she married the musician also Radames Romero to the chagrin of his father which rival for years in getting contracts with the best theaters.