Miguelito (artist)

Miguelito
Birth name Miguel Angel Valenzuela Morales
Born January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05) (age 13)
Origin Puerto Rico
Genres Reggaeton
Years active 2006-Present
Labels El Cartel

Miguel A. Valenzuela Morales (born January 5, 1999), known as Miguelito, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist. He has released four albums.

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Personal life

Miguelito is the youngest son of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. His family has insisted that he lives a normal life, keeping him enrolled in a private school in Dorado, Puerto Rico

Professional career

Starting his career in Puerto Rico, he has already performed in Latin America,[1] including a 2007 tour in Ecuador, Colombia and the Dominican Republic,[2] as well as the mainland United States. He has released three successful albums. In October, he headlined "El coquí que quiso ser sapo" a children's musical written by Sunshine Logroño, his first serious incursion in acting.

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.[3]

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 Tito Trinidad and other local celebrities.[4]

Discography

Singles

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