Chino Pacas

About

Cristian Humberto Ávila Vega (born 18 October 2006), better known by his stage name Chino Pacas, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. Specializing in urban sierreño, 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”. The song was met with immediate virality on TikTok before debuting at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the youngest Mexican artist — at age 16 — to enter the chart. Ávila is considered one of the artists modernizing the genre for younger generations. He signed with Geffen Records to release his debut studio album, Que Sigan Llegando las Pacas (2024).

Ávila Vega was born in the city of Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, Mexico. At the age of 10, he played guitar in the rondalla of his school but did not sing because he was shy, an activity that he did do but in a choir of the church he attended. At the age of 12, he moved with his mother and older brother, Diego Vega, known as Turo Pacas, to Tampa, Florida, United States, where he worked in construction without continuing his studies.
In August 2023, he collaborated in the hit “Qué Onda” with Calle 24 and…