His first contact with art dates back to 1957 during an amateur program. During the 1960s he began his professional career as member of his father's orchestra. Afterwards, he joined "La Riviera", "Los jovenes del filing" and the "Julio Valdes Orchestra" until he finally became part of the "Juan Formell y los Van Van" orchestra where he remained for almost 30 years. Together with the Van Van he established a model with his interpretation style and his dancing qualities. Likewise, he traveled across the world with this prominent Cuban orchestra leaving a successful trail behind him due to his personal charisma which was always acknowledged by both the press and the audience.

The successful "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Afro-Cuban All Stars" projects have aalways counted on him. The Grammy Award, together with "Juan Formell y Los Van Van" has been the highest distinction received by this musician throughout his vast musical career.

In 2002, Pedro Calvo decided to create his own orchestra, the "Pedro Calvo y La Justicia" orchestra, with which he started a new stage in his professional career accompanied by a group made up by experienced and consecrated musicians and the talent of new Cuban artists.

From its inception, his orchestra made its way through the musical horizon resorting to a well-defined objective, that is, to put everyone to dance wildly whenever he was performing the most diverse musical genres of his native country inserted in the international scenery thus proving that Cuban rhythms will be always welcomed by audiences at large.

His musical arrangements, conceived with the sonority of modern times, captivate audiences. Pieces composed by Cuban authors, as well as pieces by Pedrito himself, tour across the bolero, the feeling, the son and the guaracha with an impeccable making for the spiritual and body joy of many fans.

Su primer contacto con las artes se remonta a 1957 durante un programa de aficionados. Durante la decada de 1960 comenzo su carrera profesional como miembro de la orquesta de su padre. Posteriormente, se incorporo a "La Riviera", "Los jovenes del filing" y la "Orquesta de Julio Valdes", hasta que finalmente se convirtio en parte de "Juan Formell y los Van Van" orquesta donde permanecio durante casi 30 anos. Junto con los Van Van, se establecio un modelo de interpretacion y con  sus cualidades al bailar. Asimismo, viajo por todo el mundo con esta destacada orquesta cubana dejando atras un camino muy exitoso, debido a su carisma personal que siempre fue reconocido por la prensa y el publico.

El exito de "Buena Vista Social Club" y "Afro-Cuban All Stars" proyectos que siempre han contado con el. Un premio Grammy, junto con "Juan Formell y Los Van Van" ha sido la mas alta distincion recibida por este musico a lo largo de su vasta carrera musical.

En el 2002, Pedro Calvo, decidio crear su propia orquesta, el "Pedro Calvo y La Justicia", con la que comenzo una nueva etapa en su carrera profesional acompanado por un grupo formado por musicos experimentados y consagrados y el talento de los nuevos cubanos artistas.

Desde sus inicios, su orquesta hizo su paso por el horizonte musical persiguiendo un  objetivo bien definido, es decir para poner a todos a bailar como loco, como  cuando realizaba los mas diversos generos musicales de su pais e insertarse en el escenario internacional, lo que demuestra que los ritmos cubanos siempre seran bien acogidos por el publico en general.

Sus arreglos musicales, concebidos con los sonidos de los tiempos modernos, cautiva a la audiencia. Piezas compuestas por autores cubanos, asi como piezas de Pedrito, giran en el bolero, el sentimiento, el son y la guaracha algo impeccable, para recrear el cuerpo espiritual y alegria de muchos fans.