Jose Raul Gonzalez, better known to reggaeton lovers worldwide as Gallego, was born in March of 1974 in Puerto Rico's capitol city of San Juan. Gallego got his start singing in the shower, progressing quickly to public performances on the bus. Throughout his young years, he would sing for fun and distraction, surrounded by a society that values music highly. It was during a 1989 trip to Nueva York (NYC) and his exposure to Puerto Rican poets there that Gonzalez became completely enthralled with poetry and the power of words. During his years at the University of Puerto Rico, G...