Chichí Peralta o Lewis Mendoza

• Name — Chichi Peralta • Birth Name — Pedro René Peralta Soto • Alias — Chichi Peralta • Born — 9 July 1966 • Origin — Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • Genre — Merengue, salsa, Latin pop, son, guaguancó, bachata • Instrument — Percussion • Occupation — musician, songwriter, composer, record producer • Years Active — 1995–present • Label — *Sony Latin • Caiman Music • Website — http: www.chichiperalta.com.do/

Chichi Peralta was born on July 9, 1966, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. His musical career began at the age of four, when he built his first drum. The first album Peralta released was Trópico Adentro, but it was released independently and only in the Dominican Republic. His first album released internationally was Pa' Otro La'o, on which all the tracks were self-edited and produced. In 2000, he released the album De Vuelta al Barrio, which won the Best Merengue Album at the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards and great critical acclaim. In 2005 he released yet another album, Más Que Suficiente, which was nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2006 Latin Grammys, and also won many other international prizes. In 2007, Peralta was declared the Dominican Republic's goodwill ambassador for his contributions to Dominican culture. In 2009, he released his latest album De Aquel Lao' del Río which was released independently, and features a mixture of Dominican music genres with elements of world music. The album's first single was "Amor Samurai", which is a mix between Dominican bachata and Japanese music. He has also composed the score of the documentaries Orgullo de Mi Tierra Samaná, Orgullo de Mi Tierra Puerto Plata and Orgullo de Mi Tierra Barahona and Camino a Higüey. His iconic song Amor Narcotico was covered by the popular Latin American boy band CNCO for their 2021 cover album titled Déjà Vu.

List of albums, with selected details • Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • US Latin — US Trop • Pa' Otro La'o — * Released: July 1, 1997 * Label: Caiman Music * Format: CD, cassette — 33 — 7 — *ASINCOL: 6× Platinum *CAPIF: 2× Platinum *IFPI CHI: Gold *IFPI PE: Platinum • De Vuelta al Barrio — * Released: April 18, 2000 * Label: Caiman Music * Format: CD — — — — • Más Que Suficiente — * Released: September 25, 2005 * Label: Universal Music Latino * Format: CD — — — 7 • De Aquel La'o del Río — * Released: November 24, 2009 * Label: 789 Music, Cutucupla-Records * Format: CD, digital download — — — — • De Que Viene, Viene — * Released: January 10, 2012 * Label: 789 Music, Cutucupla-Records * Format: CD, digital download — — — —

• Song — Album • Fuego en la esquina Huellas Llegó la hora Mosaico — Trópico Adentro • Amor Narcótico La Ciguapa Limón con sal Me enamoré Pa' otro la'o Procura Sol de Verano — Pa' Otro La'o • Baila venga, Chichi De Vuelta al Barrio El beso de Judas La Morena Si no te veo — De Vuelta al Barrio • La Zalamera Más Que Suficiente Tamborada — Más Que Suficiente • Amor Samurái La Negra Bella Dominicano — De Aquel La'o del Río • Con Fe La Hamaca de Dios De Que Viene, Viene — De Que Viene, Viene • Inside Japan — Inside Japan Documentary • Mi ritmo Zumba La Pastillita Te Amaré