Originally from
Mayaguez, The Night Walkers were discovered by music impresario,
Alfred D. Herger. The group debuted in San Juan on the television program, "
Kaleidoscopio", and frequently appeared on shows such as "El Club De Las 5", "Fin De Semana Musical", "El Show De
Iris Chacon", and with
Chucho Avellanet. Their debut album,
Introducing The Night Walkers, was released in 1968 on the Puerto Rican
record label, Inca. Members of the band included singer
Oscar Solo, brothers
Felix Ayala on bass guitar and
Fernando Ayala on lead guitar,
Jose "Pepito" Valentin on guitar and
Enrique "Kiko" Rivera on drums. In 1970, they had success with "Tema de la telenovela 'Natacha'", their version of the theme song from the
Peruvian
telenovela,
Natacha, which was sung by Gil Rivera. 'Natacha' was considered one of the first international hit telenovelas
(Simplemente María, 1968, being the first), and the song became popular throughout Latin America and among the Puerto Rican / Hispanic communities in the
US. ==Band dissolution==