Harry Fraticelli

[1] At age 18, he, his brother Julio "Erving" Fraticelli and their friend José Luis Padilla decided to move from Yauco, in southern Puerto Rico, to the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan, to try their luck as a trío, naming themselves Trío Los Altairos, a band which debuted on a show named Tribunal del Arte (The Art Rostrum), a canal 2 television show hosted by Rafael Quiñones Vidal.

They played at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Old San Juan and were able to release a number of albums for the Musicor and Rico Vox labels.

[2] After that initial success, Fraticelli decided to return to Yauco, aiming at extending his newly found celebrity to the southern area of Puerto Rico.

The band recorded a number of albums, which yielded additional hits such as Temeridad (Temerity), and participated in concerts with Richie Ray, Bobby Cruz, Tito Rodríguez, Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe and others.

[2] For a time also, Fraticelli was a member of comedian and singer Tavin Pumarejo's music group, Rio Cañas Sound Machine (a band whose name mocked the well-known group, Miami Sound Machine)[2] At various times, Fraticelli has hosted radio shows in Puerto Rico.