[1][2][3] Albertini and Palomares directed the band, while Rivera was responsible for the arrangements.

[5] Throughout the early 1960s the band gained popularity in Cuba, releasing several albums nationally and to American Latin music markets.

[1][6] After the release of their first album, Fiesta cubana (1960), Rivera was replaced by Papi Oviedo, who recorded mostly on an amplified tres.

[7] Moreover, Lilí Martínez, another former member of Arsenio's conjunto, joined the band on piano.

[3] As of 2003, Conjunto Estrellas de Chocolate remained active in Cuba.