Ralph Mercado, a promoter who took his passion for Latin music and built an empire around it, not only staging concerts but creating a recording and publishing label, a film and video company, …

Oct 5, 2025 · He staged global Latin music events and built a record label, publishing company, a video and film production arm, and a catalog of award-winning international hits that …

Oct 3, 2024 · Mercado brought in international groups and influences from Africa, Brazil and even Japan. He achieved acclaim as the most successful promoter of salsa music, comparable to …

Ralph Mercado III, better known as Ralphie Mercado, has had music in his blood since the day he was born. The son of Latin music impresario Ralph Mercado was literally baptized into the …

Mar 12, 2009 · Ralph Mercado, a promoter who took his passion for Latin music and built an empire around it, not only staging concerts but creating a recording and publishing label, a film …

Biography Ralph Mercado was born on September 29, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for From Son to Salsa (1996). He was married to …

Nov 3, 2025 · Ralph Mercado was determined to stage a 2.0 era of salsa. In 1987 he founded RMM Records, working with producers Sergio George and subsequently, Isidro Infante, to …

Ralph Mercado, a promoter who took his passion for Latin music and built an empire around it, not only staging concerts but creating a recording and publishing label, a film and video company, …

Always an innovator, Ralph Mercado pioneered the presentation of salsa music in Africa, South America, Asia, and Israel. In 1991 he opened an office in Europe and said to Forbes …

Sep 14, 2011 · I lost my partner, my mentor, my friend, my brother and my second father: Ralph Mercado. He was the only person in my life who could truly wear all those different hats.