Chino Pacas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Vega.
Chino Pacas
Birth nameCristian Humberto Ávila Vega
Born (2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 (age 18)
Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico
GenresRegional Mexican, urban sierreño, corridos tumbados
Years active2022–present
Labels

Cristian Humberto Ávila Vega (born 18 October 2006), better known as Chino Pacas, is a Mexican singer-songwriter of regional Mexican music; specializing in the urban sierreño subgenre. His international fame began in 2023 when he signed with the Street Mob record company and released his debut single "El Gordo Trae El Mando", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart entering at number 84, marking this his first entry on the list and appearing as the youngest Mexican to do so at just 16 years of age.[1][2] Despite his short career, Ávila is already considered one of the artists who are modernizing their particular genre, making it heard and consumed by younger generations.[3] He released his debut studio album Que Sigan Llegando las Pacas on 18 October 2024.

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ Zellner, Xander (30 March 2023). "Chino Pacas debuta en el Hot 100 con 'El gordo trae el mando'". Billboard (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Ortíz, Ivonne (29 March 2023). "Chino Pacas de León busca 'poner su sello' al regional mexicano desde el Bajío". Periódico Correo. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.