El Malo
| El Malo | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Boogaloo | |||
| Length | 27:55 | |||
| Label | Fania Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco | |||
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El Malo (The Bad [One) is the debut album of Willie Colón, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón. 21-year-old Héctor Lavoe was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".