Jonathan De Jesus Gandarilla known professionally as Ganda is a Puerto Rican music producer and music manager. He is the president of Ganda Entertainment and the

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The Golden Army.

Career

Jonathan De Jesus Gandarilla is the president of the company Ganda Entertainment, a music company based in

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. From 2009 till 2016, he was the manager of the Puerto Rican

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duo

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. He produced their fourth album ''Los Cotizados'' which was released under the label Ganda Entertainment and stayed at the number 1 position at the Latin Rhythm Airplay Charts. Gandarilla was the executive and creative producer behind the albums ''Trap Capos: Season 1'' featuring artists such as

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and many others and ''Trap Capos: Season 2'' featuring artists such as

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, Lito Kirino and many others with Trap Capos Season 1 being nominated for Top Latin Combination Album of the Year at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards. ''Trap Capos: Season 1'' also debuted at number one on the Latin Rhythm Albums chart. Both ''Trap Capos: Season 1'' and ''Trap Capos: Season 2'' have a Gold RIAA certification. The third compilation album ''Trap Capos: Season 3'' will be released soon and will be a joint venture between Ganda Entertainment and

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. Gandarilla and music producer Santana run an

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as well, The Golden Army which focuses on new artists. Gandarilla also has a YouTube channel by the name of Ganda Vlogs where he talks about

and

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in general.

Personal life

Gandarilla is from

and currently lives in San Juan.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Albums

* Los Cotizados - Producer * ''Trap Capos Season 1'' (2016) - Producer * ''Trap Capos Season 2'' (2018) - Producer * ''Trap Capos Season 3'' (TBA) - Producer

References