Mexican mastering and lacquer cutting engineer. His cuts can be identified by "Rico", "R. Rico" or even just "R.R." etched in runouts.

Specially prolific working with these record company subsidiaries in Mexico —and their labels:
- Bertelsmann De Mexico, S.A.
- Producciones WEA, S.A. de C.V.
- PolyGram Discos, S.A. De C.V.
- RCA/Ariola Internacional, S. De R.L. De C.V

And also Mexican companies such as Orfeon Videovox, S.A. and its labels.