be ests , ▁Il ▁Div ino , ▁and ▁S AB EL : ▁Love ▁and ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁ 9 0 ' s , ▁Santos ▁also ▁began ▁singing ▁in ▁l ou ng es , ▁and ▁his ▁week ly ▁comedy ▁acts ▁at ▁T ita ▁L ola ' s ▁C afé ▁Al var ado ▁became ▁quite ▁popular ▁with ▁young ▁profession als , ▁gar ner ing ▁him ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁papers . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁direct ▁a ▁l oun ge ▁show ▁by ▁jazz ▁queen ▁Jac qui ▁Mag no ▁and ▁its ▁impact ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁performing ▁career ▁to ▁fast ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁top ▁concert ▁direct ors ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁c ros so ver ▁director ial ▁style ▁that ▁comb ines ▁the ater ▁with ▁pop ▁and ▁cutting - edge ▁technology . ▁To ▁date , ▁he ▁has ▁written , ▁designed ▁and / or ▁directed ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pop , ▁rock ▁and ▁roll , ▁and ▁classical ▁concert s ▁total ing ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁performances , ▁working ▁with ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Le a ▁Sal ong a , ▁Mon ique ▁Wilson , ▁Reg ine ▁Vel as quez , ▁Jo ey ▁Albert , ▁Gary ▁Val enci ano , ▁Jam ie ▁River a , ▁J anno ▁Gib bs , ▁O gie ▁Al cas id , ▁The ▁Da wn , ▁Ne o Col ours , ▁Int ro vo ys , ▁Raymond ▁L auch eng co , ▁Rico ▁J