pic. twitter. com/vdah4bMfr7— Marc Anthony (@MarcAnthony) February 15, 2021Singer Marc Anthony lamented the loss of Pacheco, calling him “maestro of maestros” and a good friend. “Your sense of humour was contagious and I am forever grateful for your support, for the opportunity to be in your presence and for your amazing legacy,” Anthony wrote.
Pacheco was born on March 25 1935, in the Dominican Republic into a family of musicians. In the 1940s the family moved to New York, where he taught himself to play accordion, violin, saxophone and clarinet and studied percussion at Juilliard.
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