Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan
pop duo, consisting of
Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and
Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a
Latin Grammy
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
for Best Urban Album for ''
Mi Niña Bonita''.
History
Before forming a duo, Chino and Nacho were both part of the Venezuelan
merengue boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...
Calle Ciega
Calle Ciega is a boy band from Venezuela. The group, created and managed by Artist developers and management team formed by Ruben Ferrer Rubio and Félix Rodríguez (Junior), originally began singing merengue-based songs, but as the different inca ...
alongside Luifer, Gabo Marquez and Emilio Vizcaino where they started their musical careers. They released five albums, with the hit single, "Mi Cachorrita" on ''
Una Vez Más''. Calle Ciega gained significant airplay in Venezuela and surrounding countries. The group fought for having more publicity than other Venezuelan groups like 3 Dueños.
Calle Ciega employed various musical genres, though most
reggaeton
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It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop m ...
, and liked to mix
salsa
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* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
A ...
and
merengue with reggaeton. The group later stopped releasing singles, and eventually broke up into what is now Chino & Nacho and Los Cadilacs. Chino & Nacho debuted their first album nationwide in 2008, circulating in Venezuela and neighboring countries.
Their first album, named ''Época de Reyes'', was released in 2008 and made available in many Latin American countries. They released five albums in total – ''Época de Reyes'', ''Mi Niña Bonita'', ''Mi Niña Bonita: Reloaded'', ''Supremo'' and ''Radio Universo''.
They won
Pepsi Venezuela Music Awards
The Pepsi Venezuela Music Awards ( es, Premios Pepsi Music Venezuela, links=no; PPM) are honors for the best music in Venezuela in various genres.
Its first edition took place on 29 March 2012 in Caracas and was broadcast on Venevisión. Since ...
for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year in 2012, for Video of the Year in 2013, for Theme of the Year in 2015, and for Artist of the Year, Tropical Fusion Artist of the Year, and Theme of the Year in 2017.
Amid rumors, the duo announced their breakup on February 24, 2017, citing solo careers and different musical tastes.
On March , 2020, after several days of rumours on social media, the duo reconciled and announced their return to music, as well as the release of "Raro" on March 13, 2020, their first single in three years following their break-up.
Discography
* ''
Época de Reyes
''Época de Reyes'' (English: Time of Kings) is the debut studio album by Venezuelan reggaeton duo Chino & Nacho. It was released on July 10, 2008.
Track listing
;Disc One
# Dentro de Mí (feat. Don Omar)
# Ese Hombre Soy Yo
# Tu Caballero
# Taq ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Mi Niña Bonita'' (2010)
* ''
Mi Niña Bonita: Reloaded (2010)
* ''
Supremo'' (2011)
* ''
Radio Universo
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'' (2015)
* ''
Chino & Nacho Is Back
Chino or El Chino may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Chino'' (1973 film), an Italian film starring Charles Bronson
* ''Chino'' (1991 film), a Nepali film
Places
* Chino, California, a city in San Bernardino County, California, US ...
'' (2021)
References
External links
*
Universal Music Latin Entertainment , Chino & Nacho
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Male musical duos
Reggaeton duos
Venezuelan musical groups
Latin Grammy Award winners
Musical groups established in 2007
Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists
Musical groups disestablished in 2017