[citation needed] In 1941, when she was 14 years old, Dipiní went with her parents to San Juan with the intention of participating in a radio talent show.
[2] In 1948, Dipiní, who had befriended fellow Puerto Rican singer Ruth Fernández, left for New York City at her friend's recommendation.
She later joined Johnny Rodríguez's band, for whom she sang and recorded the following songs:[3] She had many fans in places as far as Venezuela and Mexico.
Dipini recorded with the Cuban and Afro-Cuban group Sonora Matancera in Havana, Cuba for a short time.
[4] When she returned to Puerto Rico, she joined Tito Rodríguez and later recorded "Somos el prójimo", the Spanish version of "We Are The World".