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Rafael Pina Gómez, the father of Raphy Pina, who died 22 years ago and today his son Raphy remembered between tears.
Raphy Pina in the first two decades of the 21st century as the most powerful man in urban music, a business that learned of his own father, the Dominican Rafael Pina, who meets this Tuesday 22 years of deceased on the same day that the Puerto Rican producer was sentenced to 41 months in prison for illegal possession of weapons.
Before entering the court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the producer wept. remembering his father and looking at his reality: “Today I face the most difficult situation that a human being can face, losing freedom”.
A while ago Raphy remembered He told his father about the commemoration of the Dominican independence day, with a photograph and a post in which he highlighted having Dominican blood.
“In the name of this sir, I celebrate every day being successful, having Dominican blood and being a fighter for life as is your race. I have one of the best mixtures of blood, and soon I will have it. a new mixture that is still in that flag that today celebrates its independence… I leave you an image of the most loved being in the world, my old man, Mr. Pina”, he posted. on his Instagram that February 27.
As direct associations with great figures of reggaeton, among them the popular Daddy Yankee and Don Omar, Pina began & ó; at the beginning of the century his direct foray into the music industry, in which his father was a key figure in the 90s with presentations by popular singers and musical groups on the “Isla del Encanto”.
The first artist signed by his label was the Puerto Rican Don Chezina, his first recording project.
The album was titled “Bien Guillao De Gangster”, of which several songs were played, including “Seala”.
That musical production helped. to increase the musical career of Don Chezina and the reputation of Raphy Pina’s company, who had alliances with other urbanites, including Daddy Yankee.
Pina Music, as his company was originally called Pina Records, launched another album that would mark its territory: “Massacreando MC’s”, with the interpreters Lito & Polish.
In 2001,“La conspiración”, the first studio album of the company Pina Records, and that would discover the gold of urban music: Daddy Yankee, Nicky Jam, Lito & Polaco, MC Ceja, Voltio, among others.
History from then on would be unstoppable until he accumulated almost a hundred albums under the auspices of his record label, as well as his own record label. such as the production of shows and other businesses related to music.
+ Legal problems
Rafael Antonio Pina Nieves, his full name, 43 years old, also confronted him. problems with rivals, but his illegal steps took him to court for at least two sensitive reasons.
In 2012 he opened a judicial process to investigate itfor a case of mortgage fraud,for which he was sentenced to two years of probation and a fine of 150,000 dollars, although he did not go to jail.
The sentence, in 2015, was the product of an agreement with the federal prosecutor, through which the producer declared himself guilty. He was guilty of one count of bank fraud and others were filed.
Pina participated of a schemeto defraud Doral Bank for 4.1 million through the sale of a residence in the residential and tourist complex of Palmas del Mar, in Humacao.
The charges that were filed were for money laundering, bank fraud and for providing false information to a banking institution.
Two years ago, the industry in Puerto Rico was left behind. astonished when officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided, on April 1, 2020,A residence owned by the producer in Caguas Real was found, where they found a 9-millimeter Glock-type pistol modified to fire automatically, as well as a gun. like other Smith & Wesson .40 caliber and 526 rounds of various calibers.
Last December, a jury found him dead. He was guilty of unlawful possession of an illegally modified firearm and possession of a firearm by a federal felon, as the producer was convicted in 2015 of bank fraud.
For each of these charges, Pina was exposed in principle up to a maximum of ten years in prison, but the judge’s ruling is that it will be three years and five months.
One of the pieces of evidence is an intercepted phone call in February 2020 in which Pina claims to have a vault with weapons in one of her houses, in the Caguas Real urbanization, although the defense tried to hide it. prove that more people had access to that area.
This Tuesday, the federal judge Francisco Besosa condemned him. to 41 months, a $150,000 fine and his release from prison will be on the cards. subject to a three-year probation.
“Today I am standing here, and I say it publicly: (this is) for being a reggaeton producer. It’s not for anything else. They couldn’t prove anything,” to the media while around thirty people waited outside the court.
In that sense, he emphasized: “They wanted to paint reggaeton as if it were from the underworld. When will they finish with that theory? Today I’m going to prison, but I’m going to come back, I’m going to fight for my rights.” He went to court accompanied by his wife, Dominican singer Natalia Gutiérrez (Natti Natasha) and the producer’s three eldest children: Mía, Rafael and Antonio.
In the midst of his judicial problems there was also time for love. The celebrity was kept in suspense when rumors of love began with the Dominican singer Natti Natasha, with whom he finally married. in 2021 and with her he procreated. Vida Isabelle, who has just turned her first year of life on May 22.
Precisely, before turning herself in to the police for imprisonment, Pina went to her He went home to say goodbye to his daughter and his family until he awaits the next judicial step that will determine his fate in this new stage.