'Rico Suave' in LA to 'Pastor G' in Kentucky: Gerardo Mejia finds faith, peace in the Tri-State

'Rico Suave' in LA to 'Pastor G' in Kentucky: Gerardo Mejia finds faith, peace in the Tri-State

ASHLAND, Ky. (WOWK) -- Gerardo Mejia was a Latin pop star in the early 1990s, rising to fame after creating the hit song "Rico Suave." Today, instead of spending his days performing, his time is dedicated to his family and a church he and his wife built in Ashland, Kentucky. Mejia's rise to stardom and path to Christianity started in Guayaquil, Ecuador. "I was a kid that, you know, walked from house to house without having a problem in the world…