Born in Santurce, a district in the Puerto Rican capital San Juan, Peña and his two siblings became interested in music at an early age.
After completing their primary and secondary education, the Peña brothers attended the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.
Following his graduation, Peña joined the Panamericana Orchestra, which played various musical styles such as bolero, blues, jazz, rock, pop and salsa.
[1] After Peña left the band in 1980, he became a music director, producer, composer and arranger for a wide variety of singers and styles, such as Willie Colón, Olga Tañon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Lissette, Ricardo Arjona, Luis Fonsi, José Feliciano, Celia Cruz, Franco de Vita, Willy Chirino, Juan Diego Florez, Marc Anthony, Lucecita Benítez, Glenn Monroig, Ilan Chester, Gloria Estefan, Jerry Rivera and Lunna.
[2] On June 4, 2021, Ángel "Cucco" Peña was the featured singer on Norberto Vélez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep.