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"IN MEMORY OF JERRY MASUCCI 1934-1997"
I would like to take this opportunity to briefly tell our friends how Mr. Masucci and Mr. Pichaco met. Masucci, hear Luis Damon's first salsa album Produced by Mr. Pichaco and he seemed to have taken an interest on Pichaco's work. He then contacted the studio he recorded the album at, Sound Booth, Miami, FL. asked for Pichaco's telephone number then he proceeded to call Pichaco, they talked and agreed to meet. Pichaco expected a totally different personality from Masucci. Little did he know that Masucci was nothing compared to what he thought. Masucci was a very friendly man, fun loving and very simple. When Masucci would call, he would tell me "Oye, me llamo tu Papa" . Since they met, every time Masucci visited Miami, he would call Pichaco from the airport to tell him that he was in town "let's do lunch" :) They had done a couple of projects together, and had plans for a few other interesting ones in the future. I guess he wanted to do something "New and Refreshing" with Fania Records. To make a long story short, they developed a beautiful professional and personal relationship. When Pichaco heard of the news of Masucci's death he was grief-stricken simply because Masucci was a beautiful human being.
Masucci will always have a place in our hearts.
Jerry, Que En Paz Descanses...
Osvaldo Pichaco, Jerry Masucci and Edwin Rivera
This picture was taken in "La Isla Del Encanto" Puerto Rico at the last Radio Y Musica Convention.
In the business, Jerry Masucci has gone the full spectrum, from lawyer to record producer, to promoter, to feature film Maker the dynamic Jerry Masucci.
A native Brooklyn New Yorker, Jerry Masucci, President of Fania Records, has distinguished himself by his facility for combining the necessary elements to produce successful recording, concerts, T.V. shows and fights His first fight promotion was with Don King. The Heavyweight Championship Muhammad Ali and Jean Pierre Copuian IN PUERTO RICO). His first concert was in Yankee Stadium with 45,000 people in attendance. Also four films (OUR LATIN THING, SALSA, VIGILANTE, and THE LAST FIGHT)
Masucci served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Upon his return, he became a member of the New York City Police Department. After attending college at night he took a leave of absence and attended Mexico City College where he played halfback with their football team while he earned a degree in Business Administration, Majoring in foreign Trade, and graduating first in his class with cum laude honors. He then returned to the Police Department as a plainclothes policeman and attended New York Law School during the day, he graduated from the New York Law School in 1960. He thereafter received a Doctor of Law Degree. Jerry then resigned from the Police Department and worked in Havana, Cuba, as assistant to the Director of Public Relations in the Department of Tourism.
A year later he became a partner in the successful law firm Pariser & Masucci. It was during this period that he met Johnny Pacheco. His association with the great Dominican talent proved to be a turning point in Masucci's life. Together they are responsible for Fania Records phenomenal success, with more than 500 albums already produced and great plans for the future. By virtue of Masucci' s promotional astuteness, almost unknown orchestras have attained the height of popularity in New York and Puerto Rico. Jerry is often to be found traveling in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Argentina and Venezuela attending to matters concerning his record company. His venture into feature film undertaking began with the highly successful OUR LATIN THING, a musical documentary about Puerto Rican life in New York. The Fania Records Production was produced by Masucci and directed by Leon J. Gast Who has just won the 1997 Academy award for best documentary "When we were kings" He next was executive producer on the Fred Williamson thriller VIGILANTE which was directed by William Lusting and featured the screen debut of Willie Colon. On THE LAST FIGHT Masucci shares producing credits with Fred Williamson and is heavily involved in all aspects of film making, including the soundtrack which is being released on Fania Records. Jerry Masucci is a true believer in friendship and a complete enthusiast regarding the present and future of Latin music in the United States. With a great knack for choosing the real talent around him and an ample capacity for managing public and human relations, Jerry Masucci is a true success in Latin Music, and he will continue being so Forever.
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