Background
Ithier was born in Río Piedras, now a part of greater San Juan. His father, Nicolas Ithier, played music together with Rafael Hernández Marin, another of Puerto Rico"s music legends.
Ithier was born in Río Piedras, now a part of greater San Juan. His father, Nicolas Ithier, played music together with Rafael Hernández Marin, another of Puerto Rico"s music legends.
Raised in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, he showed a passion for music at a very young age. Before that, he was in a New York group named the "Borinqueneers Mambo Boys."
In 1977 Ithier Nadal worked as a music arranger on the debut album for the Puerto Rican ensemble band "Puerto Rico All Stars". In 1962, Ithier Nadal formed "", becoming the orchestra"s leader.
He has held that position for fifty years, and continues to tour with the group, as of 2012.
They were stranded at Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo when they failed to board the Dominicana Airlines District of Columbia-9 that crashed in the Caribbean.
Ithier Nadal became an expert guitarist in the bolero genre, and he was a member of the Tito Henriquez group, Taone. In 1970, Ithier Nadal and the members of "" shared a near-death experience. One of the members of the group had a bad feeling about boarding the flight, which saved all their lives.
