 At a road stop in Quebradillas, however, Castro learned about the sudden death of Ramón Ortiz del Rivero (Diplo), Puerto Rico's most popular comedian at the time.With the country in mourning, Castro was forced to return to Mayagüez and wait one week for his television debut, on August 31.He played congas and sang a few of Mon Rivera's plenas with the Cortijo band that day.