Mau & Ricky is a

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and

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duo formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of Argentine-Venezuelan singer

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. Songs such as the "

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" remix featuring

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and Lali (which peaked at No. 44 on the

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), have catapulted onto the Latin Urban Pop charts. The duo has released an EP, ''Arte'', on

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, and an album '' Para Aventuras y Curiosidades'', which peaked at No. 3 on ''Billboard''s Latin Pop. They were nominated for the 2017

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and Song of the Year and chosen by

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as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist on the Rise" in 2019.

Early life

Mauricio Alberto and Ricardo Andrés Reglero Rodríguez were born in

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, Venezuela, to the filmmaker Marlene Rodríguez, and

, an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter. They were raised until the ages of 7 and 10 in

before moving to Miami, Florida. They have a sister Evaluna and two older half-brothers, Alejandro Manuel and Héctor Eduardo, from their father's first marriage. Mau y Ricky are

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, speaking both English and Spanish. They also volunteered in their parents' foundation La Ventana de Los Cielos.

Music career

They began studying music at the ages of 4 and 6 years respectively and started their music career playing weekly at a church in a band that they co-founded. In 2011 they began performing as MR until 2015, when they changed the name of the duo to Mau & Ricky.

''Arte'' and ''Para Aventuras y Curiosidades''

In 2017, they released ''Arte'', their first EP under the umbrella of Sony Music Latin. In May 2019, they released their album '' Para Aventuras y Curiosidades'' which has peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Latin Pop charts and stayed on the

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for 39 weeks straight. The album has received multiple diamond and platinum records in the US and has been in numerous other Billboard Charts. The album got a finalist position for the 2020

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in Latin Pop Album of the Year category.

Collaborations and ''Rifresh''

In October 2019 they released their song "Bota Fuego" with hit reggaeton artist Nicky Jam In January 2020, Mau y Ricky were featured in 3 singles (

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"Ya Tú Me Conoces", Tini "Recuerdo" and

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"Sigo Buscándote"). Within 2 months they dropped "Qué Dirías?" and "Me Enamora." After a few other collabs they officially kicked off their second era with the release of "PAPÁS" in August of 2020. With only two other singles released their album "rifresh" was released in November of 2020

''Desgenerados Mixtape'' and ''Hotel Caracas''

Mau y Ricky kicked off their third era in 2021 with the release of "3 de la Mañana" with Sebastián Yatra and Mora. With the release of several hit singles in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In November of 2023 they announced the release of their "Desgenerados Mixtape" with some songs that were previously released and some new songs. A few months after that they released the lead single for what they call their most ambitious project to date, "Hotel Caracas" with a slated release of 2024 they are expected to not only release an album they are expected to have a headlining tour and release a film/documentary about the creation of the album

''Songwriter collaborations''

As composers, they have written songs for several singers including

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and

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. Some of their music compositions include diamond selling tracks among which are " Ya No Tiene Novio" (

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, ''Mau y Ricky''), "

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" (

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), Vente Pa´Ca (

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) and "Pa’Dentro" (

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Discography

* ''Arte - EP'' (2017) * '' Para Aventuras y Curiosidades'' (2019) * ''Rifresh'' (2020) * ''Desgenerados Mixtape'' (2023) * ''Hotel Caracas'' (2024)

Filmography

Awards

At the

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in 2017, Mau y Ricky were nominated for the

for their album ''Arte'' and the

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for "

Vente Pa' Ca "Vente Pa' Ca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, featuring a guest appearance from Colombian singer Maluma. It was co-written by Ricky Martin, Maluma, Nermin Harambašić, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Carl Ryden, C ...

". They won the Gardel Award for Song of the Year for their song " Sin Querer Queriendo", alongside Lali. In 2019 they were chosen by Youtube Music as the only Latin Artist to be part of "Artist On The Rise" in 2019.

Concert tours

Headlining * Dos Desconocidos Tour (2019) *Argentina Tour '21 (2021) Opening act *

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– Teen Angels Tour (2011) *

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– Never Be the Same Tour (2018) *

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– Legacy Tour

References

External links

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