Born in the bosom of a Puerto Rican family settled in New York, salsa singer
Ray Sepúlveda was inspired by Latin artists at a very young age, especially tropical performers. In addition, he was influenced by his father, who was a bolero singer. While a teenager, the artist joined a band called La Justicia, later participating in La Dictadura, singing along with
Frankie Ruiz. In the mid-'70s
Ray Sepúlveda got involved in the New York scene as part of La Sociedad, joining
Adalberto Santiago in 1983. It was the Salsa Con Clase album that consolidated his career, yielding the hit single "Mascarada," composed by
Joan Sebastian, which climbed up the Latin charts; it was successfully followed by a second hit called "Bandolera." ~ Drago Bonacich