Mario Abner Rivera Rivera (born January 22, 1978), known professionally as Mario VI, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in

Canóvanas, Puerto Rico Canóvanas (, ) is a Canóvanas barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos, Puerto Rico, Juncos and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras; south of Loí ...

, Rivera worked in the business side of the industry before becoming a recording artist. He founded the

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...

VI Music. He was for a long time the primary chorist of the reggaeton artist

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. On September 1, 2017, he announced that he would retire after a ...

. Now he works for Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) for a radio station La Nueva 94 (WOND 94.7FM WODA 94.1FM) in Puerto Rico, main urban radio station. He is co-host to a daily radio show (M-F) at 3PM-7PM with El Coyote, however "El Goldo y la Pelua" are in the first position at that time. He is also a successful comedian, songwriter, radio personality and recently (2015) became a father with current wife Michelle.

Singles

* "El Brindis" (2007) * "Dos Amantes, Dos Amigos" (featuring

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) (2008)

Featured singles

* "Ella Sabe Que Se Ve Bien" (Gallego featuring Mario VI) (2006)

Album appearances

* '' Los Bandoleros'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Gargolas: The Next Generation'' (2006) * ''Tributo Urbano a Héctor Lavoe'' (2007) * '' El Pentágono'' (2007) * '' El Pentágono: The Return'' (2008) * ''Los Bravos Relouded'' (2008) * '' Alex Gargolas Presenta: Los Brothers'' (2008) * ''DJ Joe: The Comeback'' (2017)

References

1978 births Living people People from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Machete Music artists {{PuertoRico-bio-stub