, ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁becoming ▁major ▁hits ▁in ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ram os ▁P um are jo ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁in ▁Río ▁C añ as , ▁a ▁bar rio ▁in ▁C agu as , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁located ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁mountain ▁area ▁of ▁C agu as ▁than ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁San ▁Juan . ▁Having ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁mountains , ▁P um are jo ▁identified ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁country ▁people ▁( known ▁as ▁j í bar o ) ▁more ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁always ▁associated ▁with ▁San ▁Juan . ▁ ▁Ram os ▁P um are jo ▁started ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁television ▁when ▁producer ▁Pa qu ito ▁Cord ero ▁began ▁producing ▁a ▁no on ▁variety ▁show ▁called ▁El ▁Show ▁de ▁las ▁ 1 2 ▁on ▁Te lem undo ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁W K A Q - TV . ▁To ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁remembered ▁him , ▁he ▁used ▁his ▁relatively ▁un common ▁mat ernal ▁last ▁name ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁stage ▁name . ▁Like ▁other ▁popular ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁characters ▁( J os é ▁Miguel ▁Ag rel ot ' s ▁" Don ▁Ch ol ito ", ▁and ▁Mach uch al ), ▁P um are jo ▁don ned ▁a ▁" p ava " ▁( a ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁pe asant ▁st raw ▁hat ) ▁for ▁his ▁television ▁appearances . ▁The ▁p ava ▁became ▁a ▁st ap le ▁in ▁P