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Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional
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player. He played in the
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with the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. In the 2008–09 season, he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the
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, winning the league's championship, and being named the Final's Most Valuable Player. In 2009 he also was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader. He has also played professionally in Puerto Rico, Spain, and Turkey. Arroyo was a member of the senior Puerto Rican national basketball team that defeated the
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at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He also represented Puerto Rico at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. In May 2019, Arroyo was picked by
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to play in the
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. He played in that league for one season, and then turned his focus to music, releasing the international hit song, "Baila Reggaeton".


Early years and education

Carlos Arroyo was born and raised in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He is an identical twin, born along his brother Alberto. Arroyo is a cousin of actor
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. Arroyo graduated from Colegio Santiago Apostol in Fajardo. Arroyo attende
Brookwood School
in
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, for his junior year in high school, where he averaged nearly 30 points and 10 assists per game.


College career

Arroyo studied in
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(FIU) from 1998 to 2001, where he played for the campus' team, the Golden Panthers. He was a four-year
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at the university having completed his B.A while playing with the team for four years and establishing several team records. Among these records are the all-time lead in assists, as well as the single-season assist record, having 459 in one season. Arroyo is also the only player in Florida International University to have scored more than six hundred points in a single season. He is also the second all-time leading scorer for FIU, having scored 1,600 points during his university career, with an average of 16.0 points per game and 4.6 assists per game over his 100 games. Arroyo was also selected as a member of the Sun Belt Conference's All-Star team on two separate occasions. On January 5, 2007, Florida International University held a ceremony where Arroyo's university number (30) was retired to recognize his play over his time there.


Professional career


Early years

Arroyo began his professional career in the
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of Puerto Rico when he was 17 years old. He debuted with the Cariduros de Fajardo in 1996. During his first season, he averaged 10.9 points per game while shooting 52%. The next year, he improved his numbers to 17 points and 5.5 assists per game. That season, he also shot 42% from the 3-point line. The next year, he played for the Cangrejeros de Santurce, where he was a teammate of then starting center of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, José Ortiz. In 2000, Arroyo averaged 17.1 points and 3.9 assists per game. During his tenure with the team, the Cangrejeros won four consecutive national titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003, winning five league championships in six years.


First stint in the NBA (2001–2008)

After graduating from FIU, Arroyo was signed by the
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's
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for the 2001–02 NBA season, but was released in January 2002. He then played briefly in the Spanish ACB League with TAU Cerámica before being signed by the
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in March of the same year. He saw limited action with those two teams, playing seventeen games with the Raptors and twenty with the Nuggets before his initial NBA season was over. He only played an average of 9.7 minutes per game during those thirty-seven games in which he saw action.


Utah Jazz

Arroyo joined the
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for the 2002-03 NBA season. He did not play much during his first year in Utah; he was the team's third string point guard behind John Stockton and Mark Jackson. However, Arroyo watched and learned from Stockton and Jackson, and his time to play soon arrived. Stockton retired shortly after the season ended, and Jackson joined the
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during the offseason, leaving Arroyo as the starter for the 2003–04 season. With the retirement of Stockton and the subsequent departure of
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to the
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, it was expected that the Jazz would suffer through a miserable season and sink to the bottom of the league. However, to the surprise of many, the remaining Jazz players pulled together and kept the team competitive, even in the tough Midwest Division. With Arroyo leading the way, Utah finished with an impressive 42–40 record, narrowly missing a berth in the playoffs. Arroyo set career highs by averaging 12.6 points and 5.0 assists per game. He scored a career-high 30 points against the
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on November 14, the 2nd highest single-game total ever for a Puerto Rican player in the NBA.


Detroit Pistons

During the 2004-05 NBA season with the Jazz, Arroyo had several disputes with head coach Jerry Sloan. He eventually found himself back on the bench. In January 2005, Arroyo was traded to the
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for veteran center Elden Campbell (who would quickly be waived and later be reclaimed by the Pistons) and a future first-round pick. With the Pistons, Arroyo came within one game of becoming the third Puerto Rican to win an
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after Butch Lee and JJ Barea In what was dubbed by some Hispanic
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as ''The Hispanic NBA Finals'' (because Arroyo played for the Pistons and
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Manu Ginóbili starred for the
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), the Spurs won the series in seven games, with a final game score of 81–74. Arroyo's playing time was reduced significantly due to Larry Brown's tight defensive style. Initially, with Pistons coach
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' style of coaching, Arroyo received more minutes of playing time, and demonstrated value off the bench. He led the team in assists several times despite playing fewer minutes than other players. However, again, his minutes declined as the season progressed. On January 11, 2006, Arroyo was suspended for one game after he made contact with an official during the Pistons' 96–86 victory over the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on January 10.


Orlando Magic

On February 15, 2006, Arroyo was dealt (along with Darko Miličić) from Detroit to the
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, in exchange for Kelvin Cato and a future first-round draft choice. The addition of Arroyo and Miličić, plus the return of
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from the injured list, sparked a resurgence of the Magic in the last quarter of the 2005–2006 season, as they finished with a 12–3 run, nearly reaching the playoffs. During this run, the team had an eight-game winning streak, beating top teams such as the
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,
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,
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and the
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. During the stretch run, Arroyo averaged 22.1 MPG, 10.8 PPG, 2.8 APG, and 2.2 RPG off the bench, which earned him the back-up point guard position behind Nelson. These averages were significant improvements from the statistics he accumulated with the Pistons, when he averaged only 12 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 21 points against the Phoenix Suns on March 3, 2006. On April 9, 2006, Arroyo injured his left hamstring and was sidelined for four games, returning on April 17 and scoring 17 points in the last game of the season. Arroyo started the 2006–07 season as the team's backup point guard but was demoted by the team's coach Brian Hill following an offensive slump, but regained his back-up position later in the season. The Orlando Magic started the 2007–08 season with new coach Stan Van Gundy, and Arroyo was again assigned backup point-guard responsibilities. On November 28, 2007, he had a career-high 14 assists in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics. On December 29, 2007, Arroyo was promoted to the starting position after Nelson experienced an extended offensive slump. With Nelson in the starting lineup prior to this change, the team had been committing an average of seventeen turnovers per game, and Nelson had been unable to score in double digits on 10 out of 17 games. This led to Van Gundy making several references to the team's performance and leading to Arroyo's inclusion in the starting lineup. During Arroyo's first three games in the starting position the number of turnovers produced by the team was lowered to eleven per game. Arroyo's averaged double digits in these games as well as seventeen assists over that period. Arroyo closed January starting, the team finishing the month winning five out of six games. However, after playing 5 minutes on February 6, 2008, and being replaced by Nelson, Arroyo saw his playing time limited again. Arroyo did not play from February 11, when he played for less than 10 minutes and scored 7 points, until March 1. In an interview with Puerto Rican newspaper '' El Nuevo Día'', coach Van Gundy said that he preferred Keyon Dooling at back-up
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. Due to injuries to both Nelson and Dooling, Arroyo was re-inserted into the starting lineup that day and ended up with 13 points and 8 assists in 41 minutes. Following the conclusion of the 2007–2008 NBA season Arroyo became a free agent. When interviewed, Arroyo noted that he was interested in returning to Orlando, but that he was also open to hearing offers from the
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and
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.


Maccabi (2008–2009)

In the summer of 2008, Arroyo signed a three-year contract with the Israeli League powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv after having spent the previous 6 years in the NBA. The contract was worth $7.5 million
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, with his team paying all of his taxes and that included opt-out options after each of the first two seasons In the end of the 2008–09 season with Maccabi, he won the Israeli League, being named the Most Valuable Player of the league's finals. In Israel, he averaged 15.3 points (51.6% 2FGP) in 31 mins per game.


Return to the NBA (2009–2011)


Miami Heat

On October 11, 2009, Arroyo signed a non-guaranteed, one-year contract with the
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. He had an established residence in Pinecrest, Florida, and had participated in a workout with the team before signing. His contract was guaranteed for the full year later in the season. Upon starting the season, Arroyo shared
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responsibilities with
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. On January 7, 2010, the Heat signed veteran free agent Rafer Alston, sending Arroyo to the bench. However, Alston was suspended after starting 25 games and in early March, Arroyo was moved back to the starting lineup. Over the last two months of the season, Arroyo averaged 9 points and 4.5 assists per game. He finished the season with a 4.27-to-1 assist-to- turnover ratio, second only to Chris Paul's for the season. Arroyo averaged 6.8 points and 2.2 assists per game during the playoffs first round against the
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where the Heat were eliminated in 5 games. After the season ended, Arroyo became a free agent. However, on July 21, 2010, it was announced that he and the Heat had reached an agreement for the 2010–11 season. He began the season as the team's starting point guard.
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's arrival meant a decrease in Arroyo's ball-handling responsibilities and so coach Erik Spoelstra encouraged Arroyo to be more proactive with his shots. On December 6, 2010, Arroyo had a perfect game shooting from the field (6–6 FG, 2–2 FT, 2–2 3PT), finishing with 18 points, 2 rebounds, and only 1 turnover. His 18 points were the most he had scored in 2 years. On January 22, 2011, coach Spoelstra replaced Arroyo as the Miami Heat starting point guard with
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. According to Spoelstra, "It's not an indictment on Carlos... It's just something I think will be beneficial for the team right now." Although Arroyo and Chalmers shared similar statistics, the latter edged Arroyo in the significant +/- statistic. On March 1, 2011, the Heat released Arroyo in an effort to clear a roster spot for the expected addition of free-agent guard
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. During the season, Arroyo started 42 games for the Heat, averaging 5.6 points and 2 assists per game. He also improved his 3-point shooting to a career-best 43.8%, leading the team in that statistic.


Boston Celtics

On March 6, 2011, Arroyo agreed to a contract with the
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for the remainder of the season. The contract was for the veteran minimum of $1.2 million. After the news surfaced, Arroyo tweeted on his
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account "Embracing this new opportunity in my life... Excited to meet my new teammates!!". Arroyo debuted with the Celtics on March 9, 2011, in a home game against the
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. He contributed with 4 points (2–3 FG), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 15 minutes of play. After the game, coach
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praised Arroyo's performance, calling it "phenomenal". Rivers was particularly impressed when Arroyo called a play from memory that he hadn't yet run with the team in practice. Celtics veterans Kevin Garnett and
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also welcomed Arroyo's contribution to the team. However, after the return of Delonte West from the injured list, Arroyo saw his playing time diminish. During the first-round playoff series against the
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, Arroyo remained inactive as Rivers decided to keep Troy Murphy on the active roster because of his size. He was activated for their second-round series against his former team, the Miami Heat. Doc Rivers said "He knows this team... So I thought he may be able to help us in some way." However, Arroyo didn't play in the series and the Celtics were eliminated in five games. Arroyo's final NBA game was on April 13, 2011, in a 112–102 win over the
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where he recorded 6 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds as the Celtics' starting point guard.


Return to Europe (2011–2015)


Beşiktaş Milangaz

On December 22, 2011, Arroyo signed a deal with the Turkish club Beşiktaş Milangaz until the end of the 2011–12 season. His first game with the team was on December 31, 2011, against Anadolu Efes S.K. Arroyo scored nine points, with 5 rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes of play, and his team ended up winning 83–76. With only four weeks in Turkey, Arroyo was invited to play in the league All-Star game to be held in January 2012. During the game, he contributed with 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 13 assists. He also scored a last second three-point basket, to lead his team to a 140–139 win. When the season resumed, Arroyo led his team to win the Turkish Basketball Cup title. He ended up averaging 28.4 minutes, 14 points, and 4.5 assists per game, and a three-point field goal percentage of 47%. After that, he helped his team win the EuroChallenge, while averaging 10.7 points and 3.6 assists per game. In June 2012, Arroyo led his team to win the championship of the
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by defeating the Anadolu Efes team in the Turkish League Finals. Arroyo finished the 6th and last game of the Turkish League Finals with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. He was named the Turkish Super League Finals MVP.


Galatasaray

In January 2013, Arroyo signed with Galatasaray Medical Park of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). On February 25, Arroyo scored 15 points and 7 assists on a win against Olin Edirne. On March 16, 2013, he scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists on a win against Mersin BB. On March 26, 2013, Arroyo faced his former team, Beşiktaş, and led Galatasaray to a 76–72 victory. Arroyo was the lead scorer for his team with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. On June 15, 2013, Arroyo and Galatasaray won the BSL championship after defeating Banvit B.K. 76–58 in the final series. Arroyo scored 15 points and had 8 assists in the game. This was Arroyo's second championship in the BSL, after winning it in 2012 with Beşiktaş. Galatasaray had only lost one game since Arroyo joined the team in January. The next month, Arroyo re-signed with Galatasaray on a one-year deal with the option of a second. In June 2014, Arroyo guided the team to another BSL final, this time against Fenerbahçe Ülker. The series was taken to a seventh and decisive game. He was also selected as
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for Galatasaray, replacing Ender Arslan. On August 14, 2014, Galatasaray took up the option on Arroyo's contract, re-signing him for the 2014–15 season. After averaging 15.7 points and 5.1 assists per game during the first half of the season, Arroyo was selected to participate in the All-Star Game of the Turkish Basketball Super League for the European Team. The game was held in January 2015, and Arroyo finished the game with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 22 assists, leading his team to defeat Team Asia 138–130. At the end of the game, Arroyo was selected
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of the game. On March 2, 2015, Arroyo parted ways with Galatasaray, due to the unpaid salaries.


Return to Puerto Rico (2015)

On March 16, he came back to Puerto Rico, to play with the Cangrejeros de Santurce. He averaged 17.4 points in 39 games during the season.


Return to Europe (2015–2016)


FC Barcelona Lassa

On July 24, 2015, Arroyo signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa.


Big 3

On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Carlos Arroyo had joined season 3 of the
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.


National team career

Arroyo was considered one of the premier international
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s. During the
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in
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, Arroyo was the flag-bearer of the delegation and also led the Puerto Rican national team throughout the competition with 18 points per game overall, and led them to a 92–73 victory over the
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, with 25 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Arroyo was selected with All-Olympic Team honors. During the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Arroyo averaged 21.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game, in five games, for the Puerto Rican team. Arroyo finished tied for fourth in PPG during the 2006 FIBA World Championship with fellow Puerto Rican teammate Larry Ayuso. Arroyo played at the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but wasn't able to compete in the semifinals and finals due to a leg injury. At the 2010 CentroBasket, Arroyo was reassigned to the regular
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position, while Barea replaced him as the starting point guard. Puerto Rico won its group, defeating
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in semifinals, and the
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in the final, to win the gold medal. Arroyo had averages of 6.3 assists per game, and led the tournament in points per game with 19.3, earning him inclusion in the tournament's All-Star Team. He was selected the event's Most Valuable Player. Arroyo chose to not play for the team for the
2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament wa ...
. On July 9, 2016, Arroyo announced his retirement as a player from the Puerto Rican national team, after fifteen years of playing with them. In June 2021 Arroyo was named general manager of the Puerto Rican national team. On July 7, 2024, Puerto Rico qualified for the
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after defeating both
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in the semifinals and
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in the final of one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.


Career statistics

''Correct as of March 2, 2015''


NBA


Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues


Musical career

Interested in
reggaeton Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
, Carlos Arroyo established his own studio and independent record label called ''Arroyo Hit Music'' and launched a mini-musical career in 2009. He has released two singles so far, "Oculto Secreto" in 2009 and " Se Va Conmigo" in 2010. The latter features fellow Puerto Rican artist Yomo. Later after releasing his hit single with
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singer Yomo, he decided to work on the remix which features the "Queen of Reggaeton" Ivy Queen. The original version with Yomo peaked at #45 on the ''
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''
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chart, #26 on the ''
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chart, and #13 on the ''
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'' Latin Rhythm Digital Songs chart. Carlos Arroyo also had his own theme music accompaniment at American Airlines Arena, namely El Gran Combo's "Fiesta de Pilito". Arroyo collaborated with Probably Pablo on the song "Imaginarme". In March 2020, Arroyo released the single "Baila Reggaeton", featuring the popular duo Zion & Lennox; the song became an international hit, and Arroyo quickly became "one of the biggest reggaeton stars in the world".


Personal life

After finishing his studies in Florida International University (FIU), Arroyo established his residence in Florida, since it is the closest location to Puerto Rico within the United States, where he works. It was there that he met his wife, Xiomara Escobar, with whom he has three children, Gabriella (b. 2005), Daniela (b. 2010), and Carlos Adrián (b. 2012). On November 2, 2007, Arroyo was forced to miss two games with the Orlando Magic when he had to make an emergency visit to Puerto Rico because his daughter was suffering from
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. Arroyo's grandmother was a cancer patient which motivated him to participate in activities directed towards children suffering from the condition. His eldest daughter Gabriella committed to the University of Dayton volleyball team in the NCAA Division I in 2022.


Discography


Singles

* 2009: "Oculto Secreto" * 2010: "Se Va Conmigo" (feat. Yomo) * 2010: "Se Va Conmigo" (Remix) (Feat. Ivy Queen) * 2011: "Bailemos En La Luna" * 2011: "Imaginarme" (Probably Pablo feat. Carlos Arroyo) * 2011: "Estamos Ready" (Ali feat. Carlos Arroyo) * 2020: "Bailamos Reggaetón" (feat. ( Zion & Lennox) * 2020: "Aruba" (feat. (
Farruko Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Farruko, is a Puerto Rican singer. He rose to fame collaborating with Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Don Omar, and J Álvarez. He came to prominence in 2010 with his first solo alb ...
) * 2020: "Heroe" (feat. ( Rauw Alejandro)


See also

*
List of Puerto Ricans This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rican citizens are included, as the governm ...
* Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics * Puerto Rico national basketball team


Notes


References


External links

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