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Silverio Pérez (born July 18, 1948) is a Puerto Rican known TV figure with a taste for "puertorrican" music, having at his name some known compositions like the Danza dedicated to the island of Vieques:"Isla Nena" and many others.
Pérez started his career with the singing group Haciendo Punto en Otro Sonwith a debut concert at a place called "La Tea" in San Juan (1975), With Haciendo Punto en Otro Son,which was made up of Irvin Garcia ,Jossy latorre,Nano Cabrera and the late Tony Croatto, toured all of Puerto Rico and some other countries, recording various album's and 8-tracks.
After the group broke up, Pérez went into Puerto Rican television with the Los Rayos Gamma show. In Los Rayos Gamma, he teamed up with Sunshine Logrono, Jacobo Morales and Horacio Olivo to satirize Puerto Rican politics. Later on, he became the show host of the successful program, En Serio Con Silverio.
In 2000, he debuted in the show Anda Pal Cara. He also wrote, in 1996, a book named Humortivacion, which promotes motivation through humor. Currently, Pérez also hosts a radio show, Arranca en Fa!. Humortivacion had a sequel, Mas Humortivacion.
Pérez also writes a column in El Nuevo Día newspaper.