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Gerardo Or "la Pelota" Born Gerardo Mejía On April 16 1965 In Guayaquil Ecuador Is A Rapper And Singer Who Later Became A Recording-Industry Executive. He Has Based His Career In Los Angeles Since His Family Moved To Glendale California At The Age Of 12. He Became Known For His Bandana Skintight Jeans And Shirtless Torso. He Sometimes Refers To Himself As The "Latin Elvis" Or The "Latin Frank Sinatra". Gerardo's First Appearance In Show Business Was When He Played The Character "Bird" In The 1988 Film Colors About South Central Los Angeles Gang Violence. This Was Also The First Time His Dance Skills Were Showcased In One Of The Party Scenes However He Did Not Sing At Any Point In The Film. Gerardo Became A Chart-Topper After Issuing A Single Called "Rico Suave " Which Was Featured In His 1991 Debut Album Mo' Ritmo In Addition The Album Contains A Cover Of George Clinton's "Give Up The Funk Turn This Mother Out ." Chuck Reed Produced His Following Album Dos In 1992. Gerardo Established Himself As One Of The First Breakthrough Latin Dance Performers Singing In The English/Spanish Mixture Known As Spanglish. After Releasing 1994's Asi Es And 1995's Derrumbe The Latin Rap Artist Returned In 2001 With Fame Sex Y Dinero Which Features The Hit Single "Sigo Siendo Rico." Besides The 1988 Film Colors Gerardo Also Appeared In The 1987 Film Can't Buy Me Love. Recent Times Now An A&R Executive At Interscope Records Gerardo Was Responsible For Bringing Enrique Iglesias To The United States In 1998 And Signing Rapper Bubba Sparxxx 2 . In 2005 VH1 Voted "Rico Suave" One Of The "Top 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever". "Weird Al" Yankovic Also Parodied "Rico Suave Y Grandote " As "Taco Grande". Discography * Mo' Ritmo 1991 * Dos 1992 * Me Lo Hicieron Rico Y Suave 1993 * Así Es 1994 * Derrumbe 1995 * Fame Sex Y Dinero 2001 * 180 Degrees 2004 read less