Lecture: El Maestro Johnny Pacheco: The Man and His Music
Woodlawn Cemetery, Jerome Avenue Entrance
Sunday, June 1, 2025 2:00 PM
Woodlawn's Legacy Lecture Series
El Maestro Johnny Pacheco: The Man and his Music.
The event will be held in the Woolworth Chapel on at the Woodlawn Cemetery. Tickets are $25 Adults/$20 for students, seniors and members. Parking is available on-site.
Juan Pablo Pacheco Knipping (March 25, 1935 – February 15, 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer who established himself as a salsa legend in New York and around the world. Johnny is buried at Woodlawn, not far from his dear friend and musical partner, Celia Cruz. The lecture will feature Mrs. Maris Elena Pacheco, the wife of Johnny Pacheco, and Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas, President of Fonico, LLC. The conversation will be moderated by Hon. Jeanette Ruiz (ret.), who is a Woodlawn lot owner, Conservancy Director, and a friend of the Pacheco family.
