▁members ▁of ▁the ▁O C MM : ▁Los ▁Can ey es , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁new ▁rh ythm ▁" ch ik ich aka ". ▁He ▁also ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁in ▁E G RE M , ▁Cuba ' s ▁national ▁record ▁label . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Est rell as ▁de ▁Are ito , ▁an ▁all - star ▁ensemble ▁which ▁recorded ▁several ▁albums ▁of ▁desc arg as , ▁impro vised ▁jam ▁sessions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁founded ▁his ▁own ▁group , ▁Gru po ▁Al go ▁Nue vo , ▁recording ▁several ▁sem inal ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁song o ▁genre ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Tor res ▁joined ▁I rak ere , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁O C MM , ▁such ▁as ▁Ch uch o ▁Val d és , ▁Pa qu ito ▁D ' R iver a ▁and ▁Art uro ▁Sand oval . ▁The ▁latter ▁two ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Cuba ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁Tor res ▁followed ▁suit ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Spain ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁El sa , ▁after ▁the ▁Zar ago za ▁Conserv atory ▁offered ▁them ▁a ▁teaching ▁contract . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁they ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁US