Ralph Mercado

Latin music promoter, producer, and founder of RMM Records and Soho Sounds, Inc (the latter with David Maldonado). Following the bankruptcy of RMM in July 2001 and acquisition by Universal Music Group, Mercado re-launched his music promotions company Ralph Mercado Presents (RMP) in September 2001. Born: September 29, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, of Dominican and Puerto Rican origins. Died: March 10, 2009 in Hackensack, New Jersey.