JOE QUIJANO, “ EL REY DE LA PACHANGA” was born in Puerto Rico, but Joe Quijano grew up playing mambo and stickball on Kelly Street in the Bronx, a breeding ground for New York Latin musicians of the era. JOE QUIJANO gives Gilda Mirós details of how he started playing and organizing his first orchestra. Also speaking about how the Pachanga dance was created in New York City. The interview was done by phone from Puerto Rico where Joe Quijano lived. There is music in the background.