Chencho Corleone

Orlando Javier Valle Vega was born on February 19, 1979, in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. In his adolescence, he dedicated himself to basketball and as a young man was a hairdresser alongside his cousin Maldy. Before becoming known as Chencho, he used the pseudonyms Little J, Chencho D, Chenchito and Chencho Man. His other cousin, the producer DJ Blass, was a key figure in promoting his musical career. Blass proposed forming a duo with Maldy, which gave rise to Plan B, initially named The Panic. His debut took place in 1999 with the song «Voy subiendo», which was part of the mixtape Aria 51: Aliados al escuadrón, produced by DJ Blass.

At first, Chencho was in charge of the chanteos of the duo, but at Blass's suggestion, they exchanged vocal roles. Thus, Chencho focused on the coros, as his vocal style adapted better to that function, while Maldy took charge of the chanteos. On October 17, 2002, Chencho released his first studio album as part of the duo, El mundo del Plan B, with which he achieved his first gold certification in Puerto Rico. In 2005, through his record label Chencho Records, he collaborated with the producer Boy Wonder CF as executive producer of the compilation album El Draft 2005. The project was designed as a competition to promote new reggaeton talents, boosting the careers of artists such as R.K.M. & Ken-Y —winners of the competition—, Jowell & Randy and Fuego.

In February 2006, Chencho was a finalist in his nomination for the Billboard Latin Music Awards for best compilation album for El Draft 2005, without winning the award. That same year, Chencho made his first solo appearance in «Se te nota», a collaboration with the singer Amaro, included in the compilation album Chosen Few: el documental II by Boy Wonder CF. Three years later, in November 2009, he participated in the remix of «Ella se contradice», an original collaboration between Baby Rasta & Gringo with Plan B. For this new version, only Chencho represented the duo, also featuring the participation of Don Omar, Kendo Kaponi and Syko.