Gerardo

Gerardo Mejía, better known as simply Gerardo, is a Latin rapper and singer who later became a recording industry executive. He has based his career in Los Angeles, California since his family moved to Glendale, California, when he was 12 years old.

Gerardo's first major appearance in show business was as Ricky in the 1987 feature film Can't Buy Me Love followed by the 1988 film Colors, about South Central Los Angeles gang violence.

His hit single "Rico Suave" appeared on his 1991 debut album, Mo' Ritmo. The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200 chart in June 1991and the single had peaked at #7 in April. This song, as well as some others of Gerardo's, include verses with lines in both English and Spanish. Another single, "We Want the Funk", peaked at #16.

Now an A&R executive at Interscope Records, Gerardo was responsible for bringing Enrique Iglesias to the attention of Interscope Label Executives in early 1999.