El Malilla
{{Short description|Mexican singer and songwriter (born 1999)}}
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| birth_name = Fernando Hernández Flores
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|08|26}}
| birth_place = State of Mexico, Mexico
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| genre = {{hlist|Reggaeton}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| instrument = Vocals
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| label = Universal Music Group
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Fernando Hernández Flores (born 26 August 1999), known professionally as El Malilla, is a Mexican reggaeton singer and songwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/08/03/asi-fue-el-primer-concierto-de-el-malilla-en-el-auditorio-blackberry-llevo-8-anos-trabajando-por-esto/|title=Así fue el primer concierto de El Malilla en el Auditorio BlackBerry: “Llevo 8 años trabajando por esto”|access-date=2024-10-24|last=Mora|first=Luis Angel H.|date=2024-08-03|website=infobae|language=es-ES}}
Career
El Malilla initially began his career as a hobby in the hip-hop scene, but during the pandemic, he decided to dedicate himself to the urban genre. His stage name comes from a producer calling him "vato malilla" in the recording studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.am.com.mx/espectaculos/2024/10/16/atencion-reggaetoneros-el-malilla-confirma-espectaculo-en-leon-aqui-detalles-721296.html|title=¡Atención reggaetoneros! ‘El Malilla’ confirma espectáculo en León; aquí detalles|access-date=2024-10-24|date=2024-10-16|website=www.am.com.mx|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://estadodemexico.heraldodemexico.com.mx/tendencias/2024/8/1/quien-es-el-malilla-nombre-real-edad-25-datos-que-no-sabias-del-reggaetonero-que-nacio-en-chalco-1988.html|title=Quién es El Malilla: Nombre real, edad y 25 datos que no sabías del reggaetonero que nació en Chalco|access-date=2024-10-24|date=2024-08-01|website=Heraldo Estado de México|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.mx/articulo/el-malilla-entrevista-sobre-sus-inicios-valle-de-chalco-y-su-exito|title=El Malilla, el rey de Valle de Chalco: “el éxito no es un destino, sino un viaje”|access-date=2024-10-24|last=Cabrera|first=Mario Alberto|date=2024-10-10|website=GQ|language=es-MX}} By October 2024, he had amassed 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, being recognized as a representative of Mexican reggaeton.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-02-15/reggaeton-mexa-el-genero-que-esta-arrasando-en-mexico/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CEn%20una%20celebraci%C3%B3n%20al%20estilo,una%20manera%20mucho%20m%C3%A1s%20local.%E2%80%9D|title=Reggaetón Mexa, el género que está arrasando en México|access-date=2024-10-24|author=Aurelie.Corinthios|date=2024-02-15|website=Spotify}} El Malilla performed daily at festivals and fairs such as the 2024 Chimalhuacán Metropolitan Fair, the Coca-Cola Flow Fest, and La Santa Fiesta at the Foro Sol. However, he has also had solo concerts such as the three sold-out dates in August 2024 at the BB Auditorium in Mexico City or his performance at Axe Ceremonia in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://lamejor.com.mx/news/2024/10/9/feria-de-chimalhuacan-2024-a-que-hora-es-el-concierto-de-el-malilla-bellakath-el-bogueto-hoy-de-octubre-10378.html|title=Feria de Chimalhuacán 2024: ¿A qué hora es el concierto de El Malilla, Bellakath y El Bogueto HOY 9 de octubre?|access-date=2024-10-24|date=2024-10-09|website=La Mejor|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/el-bogueto-y-malilla-se-presentan-con-exito-en-la-femechi-2024|title=El Bogueto y Malilla, se presentan con éxito en la FEMECHI 2024|access-date=2024-10-24|last=García|first=Zuleyma|date=2024-10-10|website=Grupo Milenio|language=es-MX}}
El Malilla has collaborated with several artists of the same genre such as J Balvin, Dani Flow, El Bogueto, Uzielito Mix, Ms Nina, Bellakath, and Yeri Mua.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsoldepuebla.com.mx/gossip/quien-es-el-malilla-el-reguetonero-que-ha-enamorado-a-las-poblanas-12123576.html|title=¿Quién es El Malilla, el reguetonero que ha enamorado a las poblanas?|access-date=2024-10-24|last=Puebla|first=Eduardo Romero / El Sol de|website=El Sol de Puebla {{!}} Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Puebla y el Mundo|language=es}}
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Category:Singers from the State of Mexico
Category:Universal Music Group artists
Category:Mexican reggaeton musicians