Néstor Pacheco is a Venezuelan singer, percussionist, composer, producer, and musical director from Caracas. Active in the genres of salsa, latin jazz, and timba, he serves as the director for the ensembles Nestor Pacheco y la Guataca and Orquesta Retrombon. In addition to leading his own groups, Pacheco has worked as an independent music producer. Notably, he directed the 50th-anniversary production for Elio Pacheco, which featured more than 30 Venezuelan vocalists and 50 instrumentalists, and he has also produced for the orchestra Nosotros Mismos.
Pacheco has released recordings under the Tumbao Media Productions label, including the 2021 album "Con Sabor a 70". His subsequent full-length release, "Regresando a La Calle", was issued in 2022. Alongside these albums, Pacheco has maintained a consistent output of singles, including "Rumbero Ya Llegó" (2020), "Salsa y Sentimiento" (2021), "Bajo La Luna" (2022), "Cuando me besas" (2023), "Mi pacto con Dios" (2024), and "No tienes derecho" (2025).
