Guillermo Zapata Huertos, born on October 24, 1964, in Callao, Peru, is a
Peruvian singer known professionally as Willy Rivera. He was raised in La Perla
and initially worked as a graphic designer before pursuing music in 1987 with
local groups Chaney and La Selecta, eventually joining the salsa orchestra
La Sensual 990 where he adopted the stage name Willy Rivera. He debuted as a
soloist with the album El cariño es… in 1991, featuring the hit "El cariño es
como una flor"; subsequent releases included Dame una oportunidad (1992), El día
que me quieras (1995), Para ti (1998), 10 ...