There he received his primary and secondary education and at an early age was introduced to the world of music when his mother gave him a guitar as a present.
He was also involved in the student protests of that era against the Vietnam War, the presence of the ROTC in the university's campus and other political issues.
Rivera agreed to record one of Boschetti's song La Guaracha del ruiseñor, which he included in his album Alborada.
During his vacation his songs were recorded by many artists, among them Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, Katraska, Danny Rivera, Perla del Sur, Cheo Feliciano, Josy Latorre, and Moliendo Vidrio.
On April 25, 2004 he composed and recorded Canción Elegía, which he dedicated to Carlos Muñiz Varela, a young Cuban civil rights advocate who was murdered.