Fernando "El Sonero" Mercado

Fernando "El Sonero" Mercado is a contemporary salsa vocalist who performs within classical salsa and son montuno styles. He frequently collaborates with Puerto Rican composer and executive producer Eduardo A. Zayas.

Mercado's catalog includes the single "La Rumba Llama," a son montuno track written by Zayas. He also served as the featured lead vocalist on the holiday-themed single "Corazón de Lechón" by Eduardo Zayas y su EZ Band. Additionally, Mercado released the single "Los Verdes," written and produced by Zayas with arrangements by Wilmer Herrera, which featured contributions from percussionists Yomar and Yorman Méndez and pianist Jossueth Manrique.