arranged by, directed by, drums, producer Alberto Naranjo
tracks 2,4 baritone saxophone Cruz María Arraiz
tracks 2 baritone saxophone Rafael Silva
tracks 11 baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Manolo Freire
tracks 3 bata Manuel Urbina
tracks 1,4,5,7,10 bongos Chu Quintero
tracks 8,9,11 bongos William Mora
tracks 4,8,9 cello Bogdan Trochanowski
tracks 8,9 cello Karel Adamicek
tracks 4 cello Lauren Levenson
chorus Carlos Daniel Palacios
chorus Carlos Spósito
tracks 3 chorus Carolina Landaeta
tracks 8,9 chorus Edgar Salazar
chorus Freddy "Coco" Ortega
tracks 3 chorus Grecia Garrett
chorus Joe Ruiz
tracks 8,9 chorus Los Cuñaos
chorus Moisés Daubaterre
chorus Ricardo Quintero
tracks 3 chorus Rosalía Quintero
tracks 8,9 chorus Víctor Jiménez
co-producer Federico Pacanins
tracks 5,6,7,10 congas Carlos "Nené" Quintero
tracks 1,2,3,4 congas Felipe "Mandingo" Rengifo
tracks 8,9,11 congas Orlando Poleo
tracks 2 electric bass Carlos Acosta
tracks 1,5,6,7,10 electric bass José Velásquez
tracks 3,4,8,9,11 electric bass Lorenzo Barriendos
tracks 1,4 electric guitar Leo Quintero
tracks 7 flugelhorn José Araujo
tracks 2,4 flugelhorn José Díaz Fuentes
flugelhorn Rafael Velásquez
tracks 1(a) guest Sonero Clasico Del Caribe
tracks 8 guest, cuatro Pedro Vilela
tracks 1(a) guest, trumpet Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
tracks 1(a) guest, trumpet Carlos Guerra
tracks 2 maracas Alvaro Serrano
tracks 1,5,6 piano Eduardo Cabrera
tracks 2,4,10 piano José "Cholo" Ortiz
tracks 7 piano Lucio Caminiti
tracks 3,8,9,11 piano Samuel Del Real
producer Roberto Obeso
remastered by Augie Verde
tracks 6 tambora Alberto Naranjo
technician Alejandro Cornejo
technician Gustavo Quintero
technician Mario Quintero
technician Ricardo Landaeta
tracks 2,4 tenor saxophone Rolando Briceño
tracks 1,6,9,10 timbales Alberto Naranjo
tracks 3,4,5 timbales Frank Hernandez
tracks 8,9,11 timbales José Navarro
tracks 1,4 timpani Alberto Naranjo
tracks 2 tom tom Ezequiel Serrano
tracks 1 trombone Héctor Hurtado
tracks 1,4,5,6,10 trombone Leopoldo "Pucho" Escalante
tracks 3 trombone Mauricio Silva
tracks 2,3,5,6,8,9,10,11 trombone Rafael Silva
tracks 1,2,4,5,7,10 trombone Rodrigo Barboza
tracks 1,2 trumpet Alfredo Gil
tracks 3,8,9,11 trumpet Gustavo Aranguren
tracks 1,3 trumpet José Díaz Fuentes
tracks 3,5,10 trumpet Lewis Vargas
tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10 trumpet Luis Arias
tracks 5,6,10 trumpet Pablo Armitano
tracks 5,7 trumpet Rafael Velásquez
tracks 4 viola Francisco Molo
tracks 8,9 viola Giulio Remersaro
tracks 4,8,9 viola José Olmedo
tracks 4,8,9 violin Alberto Flamini
tracks 4,8,9 violin Alejandro Ramírez
tracks 4,8,9 violin Bogdan Biegniewski
tracks 4,8,9 violin Boris Jivkov
tracks 4,8,9 violin Carmelo Russo
tracks 4 violin Inocente Carreño
tracks 8,9 violin Luciano Stecconi
tracks 4,8,9 violin Sigfrido Chiva
Compilation The Best of El Trabuco Venezolano 1977-1984