Como antes victor manuelle biography

American musician

For the Spanish singer-songwriter, see Víctor Manuel.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.

Musical artist

Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud ("The Singer Of Youths").^[1] He is identified primarily with salsa romántica or "salsa monga".

Víctor Manuelle has neither recorded in English, nor made a Latin pop album, nor (with rare exceptions) ventured into acting, preferring to remain a musician grounded within salsa music.

Discovery and early career

Ruiz is the son of Víctor Manuel Ruiz, Sr.

(1949-2018) and Jenny Velásquez. Both parents are Puerto Ricans and he has a brother called Héctor Gustavo Ruiz. Although born in New York City, Victor was raised primarily in Isabela, Puerto Rico, wher