Radio Pirata was a

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band from

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. Rucco Gandía formed the band in 1994. The band achieved success with hit songs like "El Loco" (The Madman). It was then that Fonovisa signed them up to release their first album. The album spawned hits like "No Me Dejes Así" (Don't Leave Me Like This) "Historia Real" (Real History) and the #1 hit "Todavía". They won a Tu Música award in 1995 for Best Record and a Gold Momo in 1996 for Best Local Rock Band. In 1998 they followed with their second album, ''Todavía'' (Still). Radio Pirata debut was in 1993 and it was the first Puerto Rican rock band to perform at the Centro de Bellas Artes, Puerto Rico's most prestigious venue. Their line up at that time was: Raül Reyes on lead vocals & rhythm guitars, Gandia on bass, Roberto Torres on guitar, Roberto "Bobby" Trinidad on percussion, Nitayno Arayoán on drums and Rafael Carrasquillo on keyboards. In 1997, Reyes decided to leave the band and continue his career as a voiceover professional and also continued to collaborate as a vocal arranger & producer for other international artists as

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, Charly García, Menudo,

Ignacio Peña Ignacio Peña Vidal (born 21 April 1973) is a Puerto Rican rock singer/songwriter, musician, producer, video director and editor, and multimedia creator. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Peña rose to fame in the Latin ...

and

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, among others. Carrasquillo currently takes on a role as a music teacher in America.

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