Miguel Angel Valenzuela Morales (born January 5, 1999), known as Miguelito is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter He has released seven albums and is the youngest Latin Grammy Award winner certified by the

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Personal life

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Professional career

Starting his career in

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under the direction of DJ Memo, he recorded his first single at the young age of six, entitled "Mas Grande Que Tu." Such talent in a surprisingly small package caught the attention of local industry players, who quickly jumped on the opportunity. A video was recorded a short time later, followed by a full-length album by the same name, which featured the breakout hit "Montala." Mas Grande Que Tu, distributed by Daddy Yankee's El Cartel Records, peaked in the Top 20 in a number of Billboard's Latin categories. He has released seven albums. In 2009, he headlined "El

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, his first serious incursion in acting. Also, that same year, he was called to be the main actor of the movie directed by

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, that came out in 2010. Miguelito is the youngest person to win a Latin Grammy Award. He won the award for Best Latin Children's Album on November 13, 2008. He was nine years old.

Advocacy

Miguelito has been a strong advocate against social violence. On May 29, 2011, he organized and led a march in San Juan against violence that attracted thousands of attendees, then Puerto Rico State Police Superintendent José Figueroa Sancha, former boxer

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and other local celebrities.

Discography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miguelito 1999 births Living people American musicians of Puerto Rican descent American singers of Dominican Republic descent 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Spanish-language singers of the United States Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Latin Grammy Award winners Puerto Rican people of Dominican Republic descent