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Figure · Hidden Figures
José Antonio Maldonado
The man who designed the second Sandy Lane
First they took over his house to store the equipment that no longer fit anywhere. Then he designed and set the music for the second of the group's three minitecas.
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Send photos of José Antonio Maldonado →How he came in
José Antonio Maldonado B. joined Sandy Lane after the founding core, and his entry began with logistics: the group took over his house to store the equipment that no longer fit anywhere else. From there he went on to become one more of the crew.
The second miniteca
Sandy Lane was not a single crew: it came to operate three minitecas at the same time. The second one he designed and set the music for, which made him —according to his own companions— a linchpin of the group's success.
Designing and setting the music for a miniteca in the eighties meant deciding on the booth cabinet, on the layout of the sound and the lights, and on the musical criteria by which it would play. It was, in practice, creating an entire product within the brand.
Source consulted on July 10, 2026
70s · 80s · Minitecas · Sound
