Around this time, Pino and her family immigrated to the United States of America and she found work as a maid in a luxury hotel and at a cafe.
[2][3] In 1973, Pino landed a job as a receptionist at a radio station in Miami, Florida and the next year became the city's first female DJ for WCMQ-FM.
Examples include Roberto Torres's cover of Caballo Viejo, Macarena by Los del Río, La Gota Fría by Carlos Vives,[5] and El hombre que yo amo by Myriam Hernández, among others.
[2][8] Among the artists that Pino counted as her friends are Myriam Hernández, Raphael, Sandro, Braulio García, Dyango, Rocío Jurado, and Julio Iglesias.
When news hit the music world, an outpouring of grief was expressed by such personalities as Myriam Hernández, Julio Iglesias, Dyango, Raphael, Ricardo Montaner, Luis Fonsi, Olga Tañón, Willie Colón, Shakira, Laura Pausini, Chayanne, Douglas Bastidas, Carlos Baute, María Celeste Arrarás, Roberto Angelelli [es], Javier Romero, and Pepe Forte.