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Puerto Rican record producer (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafael Alexis Quiles Hernández, known professionally as Álex Gárgolas, is a reggaeton producer best known for the Gárgolas series which has been five albums so far.[1]
Álex Gárgolas | |
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Birth name | Rafael Alexis Quiles Hernández |
Born | April 24, 1971 |
Origin | Puerto Rico |
Genres | Reggaeton |
Occupation | Record producer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels |
His 2006 installation of the series managed to debut at number 181 on the Billboard 200, reaching number 6 on both the Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts.
In 1995, using his savings of $300, he produced music by a few fledgling artists, two who became the well-known, chart-topping reggaeton artists known as Wisin & Yandel.[2]
In 2019, Gárgolas produced "Mi Llamada" (remix), a collaboration with emerging artists from Argentina and Puerto Rico.[3]
In 2020, Gárgolas spearheaded the production of "Del Barrio a la Ciudad", a song that mixes traditional Mexican corridos with Farruko's urban sound.[4]
In 2022, Gárgolas visited Chile claiming to want to produce a Chilean reggaeton album, but instead offended the urban musical artists of Chile, and left the country without producing any,[5] telling them to "stay in your country".[6]
Year | Title | US chart positions | |||
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Billboard 200 | Latin Albums | Latin Rhythm Albums | |||
1998 | Gárgolas, Vol. 1 - El Comando Ataca
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1999 | Gárgolas 2 - El Nuevo Comando, Segundo Ataque
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2000 | Las 9 Plagas
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2001 | Gárgolas 3
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2003 | Las 9 Plagas 2
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Gárgolas, Vol. 4
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2006 | Gárgolas 5: The Next Generation
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181[7] | 6[8] | 6[9] | |
2021 | Gárgolas Forever
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