# Maffio

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Dominican musical artist (born 1986)

Maffio Background information Also known as Maffio Born Carlos Ariel Peralta Mendoza (1986-01-24) 24 January 1986 (age 40) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Genres Urban music Occupations Composer and producer

Musical artist

**Carlos Ariel Peralta Mendoza**, known by his stage name **Maffio** (born 1986), is a Dominican producer, composer, songwriter and artist.

## Biography

Mendoza was born in 1986 in [Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), Dominican Republic.

His musical endeavors began at the age of six when he began teaching himself to play the piano. At age 9, he started composing songs and at 12, he started producing. The name "Maffio" comes from his father, who nicknamed him that after noticing that even as a child, Carlos had a fondness for [mafia](/source/Mafia) documentaries.[1] His musical influences include [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley), [Donna Summer](/source/Donna_Summer), [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees), [Camilo Sesto](/source/Camilo_Sesto), [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson) and [Chuck Mangione](/source/Chuck_Mangione).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Maffio is involved in charity work at [St. Jude Children's Research Hospital](/source/St._Jude_Children's_Research_Hospital) and formerly at Miami Children's Hospital.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Musical career

At age 20, Maffio achieved his first major brake though producing "Mi alma se muere" for Fuego, Pitbull, and Omega.[2] His recording and producing studio is called "ReHab" and has been operating in Miami for five years. In 2015, Mayor [Tomás Regalado](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_Regalado_(American_politician)) honored Maffio with the keys to the city of Miami. He was an independent artist until 2019; he is currently signed to [Sony Music Entertainment](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment).[3]

Maffio has collaborated with artists such as [Farruko](/source/Farruko), [Nacho](/source/Nacho_(singer)), [Nicky Jam](/source/Nicky_Jam), [Bryant Myers](/source/Bryant_Myers), [Chino & Nacho](/source/Chino_%26_Nacho), [Fonseca](/source/Fonseca_(singer)), [Gente de Zona](/source/Gente_de_Zona), [Juan Magán](/source/Juan_Mag%C3%A1n), [Fuego](/source/Fuego_(singer)), [Akon](/source/Akon), [Soleil](/source/Soleil_(singer)), [Olga Tañón](/source/Olga_Ta%C3%B1%C3%B3n) and [Elvis Crespo](/source/Elvis_Crespo). His song "Tú Me Quemas" appears in the movie *[Ride Along 2](/source/Ride_Along_2)*.[4] He also produced [Akon](/source/Akon)'s album *[El Negreeto](/source/El_Negreeto)*, with [Anitta](/source/Anitta_(singer)), [Ozuna](/source/Ozuna_(singer)), [Anuel AA](/source/Anuel_AA), Nacho, Farruko and [Becky G](/source/Becky_G).

## Discography

### Solo albums

- *TumbaGobierno* (2020)

- *Eso Es Mental* (2022)

### Singles

Year Title Type 2012 Si Yo Fuera Él (with Joey Montana) Single 2012 No Te Dejaré De Amar Single 2013 No Tengo Dinero Single 2014 Quiero Otro Amor Single 2017 Besame (with Carlos PenaVega) Single 2019 Cristina (fwith Nacho, J Quiles y Shelow Shaq) Single 2020 Mente a Na' (with Tito El Bambino, Nacho, Kiko El Crazy, Químico Ultra Mega) Single 2020 Carne (with Don Miguelo) Single 2021 Solo (with Ana Mena, Omar Montes) Single 2022 Dale Pa'Ya (with Big Time Rush) Single 2022 Dale Pa'Ya (with Big Time Rush and Gente De Zona) Single 2022 Ocean World (with Big Time Rush) Single 2022 Me gusta Me gusta (with Paulina Rubio) Single 2022 Hablame De Miami (with Gente De Zona) Single 2023 Yo Las Pongo (with Deorro, Los Tucanes de Tijuana) Single 2023 Yo No Se (Anitta, L7nnon) Single

### Producer

Year Artist Song 2009 Omega, Fuego "Súper Estrella" 2010 Fuego "Que buena tu ta" feat. Divani 2011 Fonseca "Eres mi sueño" 2012 Gente De Zona "Ropa Puesta" 2015 Chino & Nacho "Tú me quemas" 2015 Fuego "Mambo Para Bailar" 2015 Farruko "Chillax" 2015 Jencarlos Canela "Bajito" 2016 "Pa Que Me Invitan" "Baby" 2017 Nicky Jam "Without You" 2018 Bryant Myers "Ponle Música" feat. Plan B 2018 Kalash "Bad Like Me" feat Admiral T. 2018 "I Will Be There" 2019 Lo Blanquito "Me Botó" 2019 Natti Natasha "No Voy A Llorar" 2019 Maffio, Nacho, J Quiles "Cristina" feat. Shelow Shaq 2019 Akon "Te Quiero Amar" feat Pitbull 2019 "Bailame Lento" 2019 "Como No" feat Becky G 2019 "Boom Boom" feat Anitta 2019 "Dile" 2019 "Innocente" 2019 Nacho "Mambo A Los Haters" feat Fuego 2019 Akon "Solo Tu" feat Farruko 2019 Felon La Range feat. Maffio 2019 Akon "Baila Conmigo" 2020 Maffio, Nacho, Tito El Bambino "Mente a Na'" feat. Kiko El Crazy, Químico Ultra Mega 2020 Darkiel "Me Siento Bien" feat. Shaggy, Maffio 2020 Maffio "Carne" feat. Don Miguelo 2020 Daddy Yankee, El Alfa, and Justin Quiles "PAM" 2021 Gente De Zona, Maffio "Hablame de Miami” 2023 Farruko, Yung Wylin', Maffio "Good Energy (Remix)"

### Other projects

Year Type Title 2013 Feature "Tentandome," Juan Magán 2016 Writer "Si No Te Quisiera," Juan Magán feat. Belinda and Lápiz Conciente. 2016 Writer "Vuelve", Juan Magán feat. Paulina Rubio. 2017 Writer "Without You," Nicky Jam. 2019 Writer "Cristina," Maffio, Nacho, J Quiles feat. Shelow Shaq

## Acknowledgments

- Double Platinum, [Jencarlos Canela](/source/Jencarlos_Canela), "Bajito", Central America[5] as writer[6]

- Double Platinum, [Gente de Zona](/source/Gente_de_Zona), "Visualízate", United States[7] as producer[8]

- 11× Diamond, [Nicky Jam](/source/Nicky_Jam), "Fénix", United States[9]

- Platinum, [Jencarlos Canela](/source/Jencarlos_Canela), "Baby", Central America

- Diamond, [Jencarlos Canela](/source/Jencarlos_Canela), "Bajito", Central America

- Gold, [Juan Magán](/source/Juan_Mag%C3%A1n) feat. [Belinda](/source/Belinda) and [Lápiz Conciente](/source/L%C3%A1piz_Conciente), "Si No Te Quisiera", United States[10]

- Double Platinum, [Juan Magán](/source/Juan_Mag%C3%A1n) feat. Maffio, "Tentándome", Spain

- Triple Platinum, [Juan Magán](/source/Juan_Mag%C3%A1n) feat. [Paulina Rubio](/source/Paulina_Rubio), "Vuelve", Spain

- 6× Platinum, [Farruko](/source/Farruko), "Chillax", United States[11] as producer

- No. 1 Billboard, [Chino & Nacho](/source/Chino_%26_Nacho), "Tú me quemas", United States as writer[12]

- Gold, Kalash, "Kaos", France,

- Winner of 20 [ASCAP Awards](/source/American_Society_of_Composers%2C_Authors_and_Publishers#Awards)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Maffio age, hometown, biography"](https://www.last.fm/music/Maffio/+wiki). *Last.fm*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Maffio – Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maffio-mn0002664615/biography). AllMusic.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["El Multipremiado Productor y Estrella internacional del género urbano, tropical y pop MAFFIO firma contrato exclusivo con SONY MUSIC LATIN / CENTROAMERICA"](http://vozhispananews.com/el-multipremiado-productor-y-estrella-internacional-del-genero-urbano-tropical-y-pop-maffio-firma-contrato-exclusivo-con-sony-music-latin-centroamerica/). *VozHispanaNews* (in Spanish). 21 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ride Along 2 (2016) – Soundtracks"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2869728/soundtrack). IMDb.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Concierto de Jencarlos Canela con llenazo total en sus dos presentaciones"](https://www.teletica.com/117470_concierto-de-jencarlos-canela-con-llenazo-total-en-sus-dos-presentaciones). *Teletica* (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jencarlos Canela – Bajito Lyrics"](https://genius.com/Jencarlos-canela-bajito-lyrics). *Genius*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Gente de Zona – Gold & Platinum"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=GENTE+DE+ZONA). *RIAA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Visualizate – Gente de Zona – Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/visualizate-mw0002928720/credits). AllMusic.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Nicky Jam – Gold & Platinum"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=nicky+jam#search_section). *"RIAA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Juan Magan – Gold & Platinum"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=juan+magan#search_section). *RIAA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Farruko – Gold & Platinum"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=chillax#search_section). *RIAA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Chino & Nacho feat. Gente de Zona & Los Cadillac's – Tu me quemas Lyrics"](https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Chino-Nacho-feat-Gente-de-Zona-Los-Cadillac-s/T%C3%BA-Me-Quemas).

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