“My dad is Dominican, my mother's Puerto Rican, and I got into bachata at the age of 10 or 11. When I started listening, it had a reputation for being music for hick people. I thought that had to be changed. I was born and raised in the Bronx, and I knew you make something cool if you're cool.”

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

Anthony “Romeo” Santos is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first came to prominence as the lead vocalist and frontman of Aventura, a bachata group that became highly influential in Latin music. He later built a successful solo career. Santos has reached seven number one songs on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and eighteen number one hits on the Tropical Airplay chart, and he has sold more than 24 million records worldwide.