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JOHNNY PACHECO      "Master" is the word to describe this multifaceted artist, whose  multiple talents as a musician, singer, composer, director, and produced  allowed him to forge the careers of many young artists who entered the  world of salsa, as well as many other consecrated stars, such as Celia  Cruz, Willie ColÃ³n, HÃ©ctor Lavoe, Pete "El Conde" RodrÃ­guez, RubÃ©n  Blades, Cheo Feliciano, and countless others who shared billing with him on  his albums.    Pacheco inherited his passion for music from his father, who was a  musician and orchestra conductor. This environment was perfect for shaping  his innate talents. At a very early age, the family moved to New York,  where Johnny attended Julliard and cultivated his talent for violin,  saxophone, and clarinet.    His career as a musician reached its peak in 1963, when he joined forces  with Jerry Masucci to create Fania Records, of which Pacheco was the CEO,  creative director, and musical producer. There, he solidified the careers  of many who are now part of the history of the "Fania Family." This was the  record label that would set the standard in Latin music and gain  unforeseeable celebrity at the international level.    Many of these achievements were the work of Johnny Pacheco, who was not  only an artist, but a visionary who knew how to bring talent to the label.  This skill was vital to the quality of his albums, both as a member of  Fania Records, and as a soloist.JOHNNY PACHECO      Maestro es el adjetivo que califica la exacta dimensiÃ³n de este  polifacÃ©tico artista cuya multiplicidad de talentos como mÃºsico,  intÃ©rprete, compositor, director y productor, le permitiÃ³ forjar la  carrera de muchas figuras jÃ³venes que incursionaron en el llamado gÃ©nero  Salsa, y otras ya consagradas como: Celia Cruz, Willie ColÃ³n, HÃ©ctor  Lavoe, Pete "El Conde" RodrÃ­guez, RubÃ©n Blades, Cheo Feliciano, entre  muchos otros que compartieron cartel en sus producciones.    Pacheco heredÃ³ de su padre, mÃºsico y director de orquesta su pasiÃ³n  por la mÃºsica.. Un ambiente muy propicio que forjÃ³ su innata vocaciÃ³n. A  muy temprana edad se trasladÃ³ con su familia a Nueva York, donde asistiÃ³  a la Escuela de MÃºsica Julliard, donde cultivÃ³ su talento aprendiendo a  tocar violÃ­n, saxofÃ³n y clarinete.       Su carrera como mÃºsico alcanza su mÃ¡xima consagraciÃ³n en 1963, al  crear con Jerry Masucci el sello discogrÃ¡fico Fania, del que fue  ejecutivo, director creativo y  productor musical que consagrÃ³ a muchas  figuras que hoy son parte de la historia de la gran "Familia Fania". El  sello disquero que marcarÃ­a pautas en la mÃºsica latina y alcanzarÃ­a  insospechada celebridad a nivel  internacional.     Muchos de estos logros se deben a Johnny Pacheco, que no solo se hizo  sentir como artista, tambiÃ©n fue un visionario que supo captar y engrosar  al sello, un selectivo talento que fue vital en la calidad de las  producciones para Ã©ste  y las suyas propias.