9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁TV ▁role ▁that ▁would ▁change ▁his ▁life ▁forever . ▁He ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁fant asy ▁series ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁v allen ato ▁composer ▁Rafael ▁Es cal ona ▁called , ▁not ▁surprising ly , ▁Es cal ona . ▁He ▁sang ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁when ▁he ▁re to o led ▁his ▁career ▁towards ▁v allen ato , ▁gain ing ▁national ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁T elen ov ela ' s ▁two ▁sound track ▁albums , ▁Es cal ona : ▁Un ▁C anto ▁a ▁la ▁V ida ▁and ▁Es cal ona : ▁Vol . ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁" La ▁Provin cia ", ▁V ives ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁Cl ás icos ▁de ▁la ▁Provin cia ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁started ▁f using ▁V allen ato ▁with ▁rock , ▁pop ▁and ▁other ▁Car ib bean ▁Colomb ian ▁eth nic ▁rh yth ms . ▁This ▁fusion ▁sc andal ized ▁V allen ato ▁pur ists . ▁This ▁style ▁of ▁v allen ato ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁success ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁Colombia ▁but ▁all ▁over ▁Latin ▁countries , ▁and ▁the ▁albums ' ▁lead ▁single , ▁La ▁G ota ▁Fr ía , ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁all ▁over ▁Latin ▁America . ▁Cl ás icos ▁de ▁la ▁Provin cia , ▁won ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Latin ▁Music ▁Awards ▁Best ▁Album ▁and ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁tim eless ▁classic ▁in ▁Colomb