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Group Members: Celia Cruz, Papo Lucca, Celia Cruz/Bienvenido Granda, Celia Cruz & Tito Puente, Celia Cruz And Tito Puente , Celia Cruz/Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz/Tito Puente, Celia Cruz & Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Justo Betancourt & Papo Lucca, Celia Cruz & Willie Colón, Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz/Ray Barretto, Celia & Johnny, Celia Cruz/Willie Colon, Celia Cruz/Johnny Pacheco/Justo Betancourt/Papo Lucca, Cruz & Colon, Ray Barretto Y Su Orquesta, The Tito Puente Big Band, Celia Cruz/Sonora Matancera
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Puerto Rican La Sonora Ponceña, one of the most popular tropical acts ever, was formed in 1954 by local musicians Enrique Lucca Caraballo and Antonio Santaella, who were previously playing in a band formed in 1944, called El Conjunto Internacional. In 1958, La Sonora Ponceña's first single was released, featuring "No Puede Ser" and "Tan Linda Que Era," making its first performance in the U.S. in September 1960, in New York City. By 1968, after they were joined by Caraballo's son, pianist Enrique Lucca Quiñonez, Jr., also known as Papo, La Sonora Ponceña made its first album, called Hacheros Pa' un Palo, featuring the Latin classic "Amor Verdadero."
