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Biography
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Papá Candito
Real name: Candelario López Salas
Effective period / Period of releases: 1973
Puerto Rican keyboardist born in 1914 and died in 1997. He played the Solovox electric organ, an early synthesizer, with a musical ensemble made up of his sons. Candito and his group were a popular act performing at marquesinas (garage parties), family events, and high school dances around Puerto Rico in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. He is the father of Sonia Lopez (2).