Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán, known professionally as Tommy Olivencia, was a
Puerto Rican bandleader and trumpet player born May 15, 1938, in Santurce, San
Juan, Puerto Rico. After moving to Arecibo as a child, he began playing trumpet
and singing in local bands in 1954 before returning to Santurce in 1957. In
1960, he formed Tommy Olivencia y La Primerísima Orquesta de Puerto Rico. His
debut studio album, Trucutu, was released in 1965, followed by Jala-Jala y
Guaguancó in 1966 and Fire-Fire in 1967. After signing with Inca Records, he
achieved commercial success with the single "...