intrumento/instrument: trompeta

grupos/groups: Manolín, el Médico de la Salsa, Celia Cruz, Albita

grabaciones/recordings: Manolín: El Puente, Manolín: Jaque Mate, Manolín: De Buena Fe, Manolín: Para mi gente, Manolín: Aventura loca

lugar de nacimiento/birthplace: Pinar del Río, Cuba (mayo 1977)

formación musical/musical background: la EVA de Pinar del Río, la ENA

lugar actual de residencia/current residence: Miami

El Niche was a founding member of "Los Chamacos", as Manolín affectionately refers to his horn section. He's played on all 5 of Manolin's CD's. Along with the rest of the band, he stayed in Miami in the summer of 1999, where he began a success musical, playing with Celia Cruz, Albita and others. He's now reunited with Manolín and can be heard in Miami regularly. [Kevin Moore]