SHABBA DOO-OZONE -EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - WED, OCT 22, 2014 - 5 PM PST

Quiñones grew up in Chicago. He is of multi-ethnic background; his father was Puerto Rican, and his mother, who raised him alone from the age of three, was African American.As a member of The Original Lockers along with Don "Campbellock" Campbell, Fred "Rerun" Berry and Toni Basil, Quiñones became one of the founders of the dance style commonly known as locking.

His most well-known role was as Ozonein the 1984 hit cult film, Breakin', as well as in its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.[4] Quiñones also appeared in the film Rave - Dancing to a Different Beat, which he also directed.

In addition, he has made guest appearances on TV shows, including The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!,Married... with Children, Miami Vice,What's Happening!!, Saturday Night Live and Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure.

Besides acting and dancing work in film and television, Quiñones has served as a choreographer to many singers, such as Lionel Richie, Madonna, and Luther Vandross. He was a primary dancer and main choreographer for Madonna's Who's That Girl? Tour in 1987. He served as choreographer for Jamie Kennedy's MTV sitcom, Blowin' Up. He also choreographed Three Six Mafia's performance on the 78th Academy Awards, when they won the Oscar for best original song for their song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".

Quiñones (along with his Breakin' co-star Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers and other dancers from the film) is prominently featured in the music video for Chaka Khan's 1984 song "I Feel for You". Adolfo was in Rome in March 2012 for 1 workshop of dance, hip hop old school.