Fuego is the stage name of Miguel Ángel Durán Jr., an American singer and songwriter who was born in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 1981 to Dominican parents. His father raised him to appreciate tropical music legends like Frankie Ruiz, Juan Luis Guerra, and Héctor Lavoe, while he developed his own appreciation for American rappers like 2Pac, the Notorious B.I.G., and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. His name means fire.
