Latin Disc Jockey specializing in Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha , Charanga, and Son Besides hosting his very own salsa events, “Friday Night for Mambo Dancers” he also makes his appearance well known at other salsa events across the nation.

Born in Puebla, Mexico and reborn in New York in 1987, Julio Perez who all know as DJ El Rumbero has struggled to create his own dance event and to become recognized as one of the leading Latin DJ’s in NYC. He began listening to Salsa music in 1993 when he was working in a club in Queens called “Noa Noa”. Like most clubs, they also played Merengue, Bachata, the Fania All Stars and others because to him, it was a true music.

This was music where you could hear instruments like the Congas, bongos, guiro, clave, and The Timbales. He would often be critized for not playing other types of music at the club aside form salsa.

Then he found out through a friend about “dance socials”. His first social Jimmy Anton’s Dance social and that is when he realized he had arrived at his new home. He spoke to Jimmy and told him that he loved the event and the music he was playing and asked him if he could play a few songs next time he was there. The second time he went, he waited patiently for his chance but to no avail. The chance never came, but he kept insisting. The third time was the charm, he approached Jimmy again and this time he was allowed to play a few songs. That first time he did not even have an alias he quickly called himself DJ EL RUMBERO.

Very nervously, he approached the system, not knowing if the dancers would appreciate his songs. One song became two, then three, then four, then a half an hour later Jimmy came back thanking him for the songs and letting him know he was welcome back any time.

The next break through when he was approached by Joe Burgos. Joe had an Interest in starting his own dance social and was in need of a DJ to play at his events. The event was to be called the Piel Canela Dance and it was happening in a small studio with the capacity of 50 people. Julio did not care; he was so excited he brought a brand new sound system that would cover a studio the size of a football field. He still remembers having to lift 300-pound speakers up four flights of stairs. Julio and Joe barely made it up those stairs that day.