Jerry Rivera
Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1973. Jerry is originally from Humacao, Puerto Rico but he grew up in Levittown, near Toa Baja. His nicknames include: "El bebe de la salsa," "El niño de oro," "El principe de la salsa," and, of course, "Cara de niño."

Edwin “Pino” Rivera, his father (a trio singer), made the demo tape of Rivera when his son was just fourteen years old. Jerry and his father sing together in the trio songs “Entrega” and “Hiereme sin compasion” in the most recent production “De otra manera.” Rivera is also accompanied by his father’s trio in his CD “Jerry Rivera para siempre.”

Rivera’s first CD, Abriendo Puertas came out a year after his demo tape, in 1990. It was followed in 1992 by Cuenta Conmigo, which became one of the best selling records in salsa and produced two major hits, the title track, Cuenta Conmigo and “Casi Un Hechizo.” A year later, Rivera released his third album: Empezando A Vivir.

In his career, Rivera has compiled a resumé that has not been limited to the musical arena. He played a small role in “I Like It Like That,” a movie with an all-star cast with the likes of Jon Seda, Lauren Velez, Rita Moreno, and the Barrio Boyzz, among others. He doesn’t say much in the movie, but he looks great in the photo shoot. He will appear as himself in the new Lucero novela “Mi destino eres tu” which will air in the U.S. in November on Univision.

Rivera also appeared in the 1996 Banco Popular special, “Al Compás de un Sentimiento,” a musical tribute to the legendary composer, Pedro Flores. Here Jerry had the opportunity to sing with Gilberto Santa Rosa and Ruben Blades. Rivera also participated in the Banco Popular’s latest special “Con la musica por dentro” where he sings a duet with Puerto Rican singer Millie.

Rivera’s latest music efforts include the No Me Olvidaras album; a compilation of twenty hit songs, released in 2001. ~ Music of Puerto Rico, Salsablvd

In his native Colombia, Jerry Galante rose to fame as a bandleader in the '80s , constantly surrounding himself by the best players in the business. Galante's is created with the same passionate intensity of the music that helped the Fania label rise to fame in the late '60s and '70s in New York City and produced such notables as Tito Puente.

His route to international fame happened very quickly, starting in 1995 when he signed to Colombia's Geos Records and released his debut, Todo un Extasis de Amor. In addition to making him a household name in Colombia, Todo un Extasis de Amor garnered very favorable reviews from critics and introduced him to an international audience of Latin music fans. A few months later, Galante found himself making appearances across South America and in the United States. He signed with the Latin label Rmm and released his second album in November of 1996, titled Estoy Enamorado.

Again winning the favor of critics, Galante was exposed to larger audiences. Since the release of that record, he has played a large number of international Latin music festivals and collaborated with the likes of contemporary Latin music heavy weights like Manny Pacheco, Michael Stuart, and Victor Manuelle. ~ Nate Cavalieri, All Music Guide ________________________________________________________________________