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Mother and father
Nilda Santiago and José Gazmey -
Childhood, Youth and Family Life
Anuel AA was born and raised in Carolina, a municipality in the San Juan Puerto Rico metropolitan area. He is the son of Nilda Santiago and José Gazmey, this musician and businessman, became vice president of Sony Music, in Borinquen. In the development of his musical career, his father played an important role. ... -
Music career
Beginning
He declared: "My music is my soul speaking, literally. It is spiritual, it has many feelings, a lot of pain; it is my experiences growing up on the street." -
What does Anuel's AA mean?
According to an investigation by the Dominican program Ivan On Radio, the letters AA stand for apocalyptic and antichrist -
Imprisonment
In April 2016, he was arrested in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and sentenced to thirty months in federal prison for illegal possession of three firearms -
Discography
Studio albums
2018: Real hasta la muerte
2020: Emmanuel
2021: Las leyendas nunca mueren
2022: LLNM2
Collaborative albums
2021: Los dioses (junto a Ozuna) -
Real hasta la muerte
He released his debut album Real Hasta la muerte on July 17, 2018, the day he was released from prison. -
Controversies
On September 14, 2018, he released a strip called "Untouchable", aimed at rapper Cosculluela, which was widely criticized due to its profanity and comments about homosexuality and HIV/AIDS patients. -
Anuel AA surgery
According to the artist, he had undergone a life-threatening surgery, which apparently was for appendicitis