[2] The group's original style was traditional trova, which included boleros and some música campesina (countryside music).
[3] Ochoa introduced the son as the staple diet of the group and increased the percussion to balance the guajiro content with an African element.
The 1999 documentary film Buena Vista Social Club played a pivotal role in breaking the group internationally.
[5] After the film, a series of CD albums were released, in which Ochoa played an increasingly prominent part.
[citation needed] The group has toured Guadeloupe, Martinique, Granada, Curaçao, Nicaragua, Brazil, Dominican Republic, the United States (Carnegie Hall NY), Canada, Spain, France (Olympia de Paris), the Netherlands, Italy, and Japan.