[4] After performing locally, Quintero decided to move with his group to the city of Chula Vista, California to try his luck in the Latin clubs of Los Angeles.

[11] That same year, the costume design used by the musician in the band's performances was exhibited at the Grammy Museum, in the "Great Latin Stars" display, where outfits of other artists like Ricky Martin, Banda el Recodo, Celia Cruz and Los Tigres del Norte also appeared.

[14] A year later he composed the theme song for the Telemundo series Señora Acero,[15] and received an invitation to be one of the judges on the competition show Yo soy el artista, along with Olga Tañón and Luis Fonsi.

[20] In February 2019, he participated along with his bandmate Alfredo González in the celebration of the eightieth anniversary of Don Cruz Lizárraga's Banda el Recodo, singing the corrido "La clave nueva" as a duet at the Teodoro Mariscal stadium in Mazatlán.

[7][25][26] The same year he was nominated for the 2019 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, sharing the list with other artists like Joan Manuel Serrat, Pablo Milanés, Rubén Blades and Oscar D'León.