Divino began his career at the age of fifteen, when his family moved from The Bronx, New York, to Ponce, Puerto Rico, while working a day job as an assistant in a juvenile institution.
10 Facts About Divino
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Divino was friends with Baby Ranks, with whom he often performed.
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Divino decided that it was his brother's fate to conquer the genre, while his own musical aspirations faded to the background.
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In 1999, Divino's brother was killed, only one day after celebrating his 21st birthday.
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Baby Ranks then asked Divino to join him on a track he was recording for the production Darwins The Music II.
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Gocho approached Divino and asked if he would be interested in signing to the upstart label of MVP Records, Divino quickly agreed.
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In 2003, he released his solo album Todo A Su Tiempo, which included such hits as the Daddy Yankee collaboration Se Activaron Los Anormales, Super Gangsteril featuring Polaco, Ya Estoy Llegando, and the ballad Dile Mar But the most meaningful song for Divino was the profoundly personal Una Lagrima, a tribute to his late brother.
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Divino briefly was a part of the label Drama Records owned by Ivy Queen from 2007 to 2008 where he released one single "Pobre Corazon" for her album Sentimiento.
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Todo A Su Tiempo achieved gold status and Divino earned two nominations for the 2004 Billboard Awards: one for Best New Artist and another for Best Tropical Album.
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Since then, Divino has released such hits as Llegale, featured in Hector El Father Presenta Los Anormales and Un Simple Bandolero, featured in MVP 2:The Grand Slam.