| Nacho | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Name: | Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Lechería, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
| Origin: | Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (born 22 August 1983), better known as Nacho la criatura, is a Venezuelan singer and rapper.[1] Born in Lechería, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.[2] Currently lives in Miami, Florida, United States. He is a member of the duo Chino & Nacho.[3] [4] [5]
Nacho was born in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela, in Lechería,[6] although he was raised in the city of Maracaibo, state of Zulia.[7] He studied at the U.S.P María Auxiliadora, located in the Municipality Santa Rita and Social Communication, two years of Law and Electronic Engineering. Prior to debuting as part of the duet Chino & Nacho, he was part of the Calle Ciega group.[8] He was also part of projects Los Niños del Swing, Equilibrio and the Venevisión Reality Show "Generación S".[9] [10]
He later on formed the duo Chino & Nacho gaining fame as a Latin artist. Notable songs by the duo included singles "Mi niña bonita", "Tu angelito", "Lo que no sabés tú", "El poeta", "Regálame un muac", "Bebé bonita", "Me voy enamorando" (with Farruko) and "Andas en mi cabeza" (featuring Daddy Yankee). The duo's "Radio Universo Tour" included more than 80 concerts in many countries including a gig at Madison Square Garden and American Airlines Arena. In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album for Mi Niña Bonita.
In March 2017, Chino & Nacho announced that they would take a break as a duo. Nacho confessed that the desire to spend more time with his family was the main reason for the decision. "We were going to make more than 160 annual dates and there was a point where I began to regulate those trips so that they were less than 15 days, because I felt that I was abandoning my children, my wife".[11]
Nacho signed with the record label Universal Music Group, to continue his solo career. In addition, he signed an agreement as a music executive, to help in the search for new talents and to give them the opportunity to make themselves known.[12]
On 14 April 2017, the music video of his first single as a soloist, titled "Báilame", was made public,[13] reaching a million hits a day after its release.[14]
In 2019, he divorced his wife and started dating Melany Mille with whom he is expecting a child.
In September 2023, fellow Venezuelan comedian Led Varela made some controversial remarks and jokingly accused Nacho of being an ally of the Maduro regime. Nacho responded back and denied that he was an ally of Maduro in a 50-minute video. The incident caused a stir on several social media platforms accusing Nacho of being a hypocrite and a phony after pictures of him surfaced singing in Pro-Chavez events in the past and being close friends with an Anzoátegui state politician who is closely associated with Maduro.[15]
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| La Criatura |
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| UNO |
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| Folklórico |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| VEN [17] | ARG [18] | COL [19] | ECU [20] | MEX [21] | SPA [22] | US Latin [23] | US Latin Pop [24] | |||||||
| "Báilame" | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| La Criatura and UNO | |||
| "Kung Fu" | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
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| "Valiente" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |||||
| "Teddy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sígueme Bailando" | 67 | — | — | 33 | — | 83 | — | — | ||||||
| "Happy Happy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Criatura | ||||
| "Te Quiero Más" [27] | — | 13 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | Quiero Volver | |||||
| "Romance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Criatura | |||
| "Uh La La" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "No Te Vas" | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 75 | 42 | 14 |
| La Criatura and UNO | ||||
| "Soy Como Snapchat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Criatura | |||||
| "¿Qué Es El Amor?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||||
| "Olha a Explosão Remix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Desire (Me Tienes Loquita)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Deseo | |||||
| "Reggaeton Ton" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Casualidad" | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | 19 |
| La Criatura and UNO | ||||
| "No Te Creo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ponle Actitud | |||||
| "Danza" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||||
| "Cadela" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "El Universo de Tu Amor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Déjalo" | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| UNO | ||||
| "Rosas O Espinas (Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Nadie Sabe" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UNO | ||||
| "Destino" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baila | ||||
| "Cristina" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mona Lisa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UNO | |||||
| "Lejos" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Te Solté (Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Mueve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "La Vida Es Una Sola" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UNO | |||||
| "Respete Uteh (Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "F.O.K. Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UNO | |||||
| "Mambo A Los Haters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Mi Vida" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Corazón Bandido" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Emborráchate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Para Que Nunca Me Olvides" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Qué Más Da" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Maldades" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Raro" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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| ARG | COL | MEX | SPA | US Latin | US Latin Pop | |||||||||
| "Te Quiero Bonito" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Alguien Robó" | 2017 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 25 |
| Mantra | |||||
| "911" | — | 28 | — | — | — | 39 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | ||||||||||||||