Pumarejo was well known for his self-deprecating sense of humor and physical comedy style, which closely resembled that of a young Jerry Lewis.

For example, he claimed that a television comedy sketch featuring himself, Adrián García and Marcos Betancourt, all stammerers, would be four hours long.

In 1985, Pumarejo scored a Christmas music chart-topper, with his song "La Finquita" ("The Little Farm"), this time backed by the Conjunto Quisqueya, a very successful merengue band of mostly Dominican expatriates living in Puerto Rico.

Outside of his musical career, Pumarejo was also a very successful medical sales representative for Novartis International AG, for over thirty years (he retired prior to his death).

[2] Tavin Pumarejo died September 12, 2016, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico after a long illness.