Founder and Director: Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo Singers: Edwin Rosas, Daniel Dávila, Darvel García & Jorge Nicolai Trumpets: Roberto "Roby" Texeira, Glenn Díaz, Julio Loyola & Davian Berríos Bass: Alexander Rosa Conga: Wilfredo López Bongó: Domingo Gutiérrez La Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo.

On 10 April 1946, Enrique Lucca Jr. ("Papo") was born; he would later become the musical director of "La Sonora".

Together with Joe Rodríguez and Mickey Ortíz, Humberto "Tito" Gómez formed La Terrífica.

Likewise, in 1977 Edgardo Morales, who played the timbal left the band after 7 years and 7 recordings and joined El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.

In 1978 singer Luis Guillermo "Luigui" Texidor left the band after 10 years and 10 recordings to join Bobby Valentín's Orchestra.

This was followed by the retirement of trumpeter Freddie Del Valle, who had played with the band for 6 years and had participated in 5 recordings.

And in October 1994, Sonora Ponceña celebrated its 40th anniversary with a festival at Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

In 1995, the band did a reunion recording with Luis Guillermo "Luigi" Texidor and Yolanda Rivera who had retired 19 and 14 years earlier, respectively.

That same year, they sang in Paris, France, and at the Desfile de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Parade) in Zaragoza, Spain.

[2] In 2000, Sonora Ponceña celebrated its 45th anniversary at the Tito Puente Amphitheatre at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico and at the Teatro La Perla in Ponce.

In the following years, the band also made presentations in Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Panama, Peru, England, Switzerland and Italy.