Luis Almonte (born January 19, 1963) is a Dominican

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, and

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. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Miguelito, single, which won the 2008

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for

Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

Early life

Almonte was born and raised in En Villa Fundacion, Bani Provincia Peravia in Dominican Republic.

Discography

Producer and writer discography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Almonte, Luis American record producers Living people 1963 births Dominican Republic musicians People from Baní