Child of salsa celebrity Ismael Rivera, aka Maelo, Puerto Rican Ismael Rivera Jr. became a member of Ismael Cortijo in the past due ’70s. They produced a record known as Un Sueño del Maestro, offering “Muralla de Bronce,” focused on his dad. After shifting to NY, Maelo teamed up with Francisco Bastar and later on participated inside a tropical music group known as los Hijos de la Salsa. After carrying out along with Jesús Cepeda, Ismael Rivera Jr. went by himself.