Gerardo Mejia
Gerardo Mejía, born Gerardo Ernesto Mejía Aguilera on April 16, 1965, in
Ecuador, is a singer, rapper, and actor. Mejía gained wide visibility with his
hit song Rico Suave in the 1990s, which became a pop culture phenomenon and
reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Rap Singles
chart. The success of Rico Suave propelled him into the mainstream and earned
him recognition as one of the first Latino artists to achieve major success in
American pop and rap music. He began his music career under Interscope Records
in the early 1990s and released his debut al...
