Ignacio Peña

Who is Ignacio Peña?

Ignacio Peña Vidal, better known as Ignacio Peña; is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter who was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico on April 21. 1973 and raised in Guaynabo and Santurce with a very strict upbringing. His maternal grandmother is Japanese. Influenced by major rock numbers from the early '80s, the young baseball enthusiast traded sports for music even when his parents weren't happy about his choice. Ignacio Peña got his first guitar in 1987, making his debut as a composer with a song titled "Don't Let Me Fall."

As a student he majored in music production and engineering and also experienced various multicultural experiences beneficial to his career. After studying at Boston's Berklee College of Music, the promising artist began producing jingles until the opportunity to make his first record came with. Produced by Pablo Manavello, El Mundo Al Revés was recorded in Miami and Nashville and released by Universal Latino after a live performance at Puerto Rico's Hard Rock Cafe on October 10, 2000. A year later, Ignacio Peña became an international star while opening for Neil Young and Oasis in Buenos Aires and performing along with Sting, Maná, and los Amigos Invisibles during the Caracas Pop Festival.