Maffio

Carlos Ariel Peralta Mendoza, known by his stage name Maffio (born 1986), is a Dominican Urban/Pop/Tropical producer, composer, songwriter and artist.

Biography
Mendoza was born in 1986 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

His musical endeavors began at the age of six when he began teaching himself to play the piano. At age 9, he started composing songs and at 12, he started producing. At age 20, he achieved his first worldwide success: "My soul dies". The name "Maffio" comes from his father, who nicknamed him that after noticing that even as a child, Carlos had a fondness for mafia documentaries. His musical influences include Bob Marley, Donna Summer, Bee Gees, Camilo Sesto, Michael Jackson and Chuck Mangione. His recording and producing studio is called "ReHab" and has been operating in Miami for five years. In 2015, Mayor Tomás Regalado honored Maffio with the keys to the city of Miami. He was an independent artist until 2019; he is currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment.

Current projects
Currently finalizing his debut album TumbaGobierno, the album was scheduled to be released in fall 2020. He has collaborated with artists such as Farruko, Nacho, Nicky Jam, Bryant Myers, Chino & Nacho, Fonseca, Gente de Zona, Juan Magán, Fuego, Akon, Soleil, Olga Tañón and Elvis Crespo. His song "Tú Me Quemas" appears in the movie Ride Along 2. He also produced Akon's album El Negreeto, with Anitta, Ozuna, Anuel AA, Nacho, Farruko and Becky G. Maffio is involved in charity work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and formerly at Miami Children's Hospital.

As a main artist

 * Si Yo Fuera Él (feat. Joey Montana) (2012)
 * No Te Dejaré De Amar (2012)
 * No Tengo Dinero (2013)
 * Quiero Otro Amor (2014)
 * Besame (with Carlos PenaVega) (2017)
 * Cristina (feat. Nacho, J Quiles y Shelow Shaq) (2019)
 * Celebration (Feat Farruko, Akon & Kymani Marley) (2019)
 * Mente A Na (feat Nacho Kiko El Crazy TITO EL BAMBINO & Quimico Ultramega) (2020)
 * Carne (Maffio feat Don Miguelo) (2020)
 * Solo (Omar Montes Ana Mena Maffio) (2021)
 * Dale Pa'Ya (with Big Time Rush) (2022)
 * Dale Pa'Ya (with Big Time Rush and Gente De Zona) (2022)
 * Ocean World (with Big Time Rush) (2022)
 * Me gusta Me gusta (with Paulina Rubio) (2022)
 * Hablame De Miami (with Gente De Zona (2022)
 * Yo Las Pongo (with Deorro & Los Tucanes de Tijuana) (2023)
 * Yo No Se with Anitta & L7nnon (2023)

Producer

 * 2009 Producer "Súper Estrella" de Fuego y Omega.
 * 2010 Producer "Que buena tu ta", Fuego feat. Divani.
 * 2011 Producer "Eres mi sueño", Fonseca.
 * 2012 Producer "Ropa Puesta" Gente De Zona
 * 2013 Artist invitado "Tentandome" Juan Magan
 * 2015 Producer "Tú me quemas", Chino y Nacho
 * 2015 Producer "Mambo Para Bailar", Fuego
 * 2015 Producer "Chillax", Farruko.
 * 2015 Productor "Bajito" JenCarlos Canela
 * 2016 Productor "Pa Que Me Invitan" Jencarlos Canela
 * 2016 Producer "Baby" Jencarlos Canela
 * 2016 Writer "Si No Te Quisiera", Juan Magán feat. Belinda y Lápiz Conciente.
 * 2016 Writer "Vuelve", Juan Magán feat. Paulina Rubio.
 * 2018 Producer "Ponle Música" de Bryant Myers feat. Plan B.
 * 2018 Producer "Bad Like Me" Kalash feat Admiral T.
 * 2018 Producer "I Will Be There" Kalash
 * 2017 Producer y compositor "Without You", Nicky Jam.
 * 2019 Producer "Me Botó", Lo Blanquito
 * 2019 Producer "No Voy A Llorar" Natti Natasha
 * 2019 Producer y compositor "Cristina", Maffio, Nacho, J Quiles feat. Shelow Shaq
 * 2019 Producer " Te Quiero Amar" Akon feat Pitbull
 * 2019 Producer " Bailame Lento" Akon
 * 2019 Producer "Como No" Akon feat Becky G
 * 2019 Producer "Boom Boom" Akon feat Anitta
 * 2019 Producer "Dile" Akon
 * 2019 Producer "Innocente" Akon
 * 2019 Producer "Mambo A Los Haters" Nacho feat Fuego
 * 2019 Producer "Solo Tu" Akon feat Farruko
 * 2019 producer y featuring "la range" felon
 * 2019 Producer "Baila Conmigo" Akon
 * 2019 Producer "Cristina" Maffio feat J Quiles, Nacho & Shelow Shaq
 * 2020 Producer/Performer "Mente A Na" feat TITO EL BAMBINO Kiko el Crazy Nacho & Quimico UltraMega
 * 2020 Producer/Performer "Me Siento Bien" Darkiel feat Shaggy & Maffio
 * 2020 Producer/Performer "Carne" Maffio feat Don Miguelo
 * 2020 Producer "Pam" Jquiles X Daddy Yankee X El Alfa
 * 2021 Producer “Hablame de Miami” Gente De Zona x Maffio
 * 2023 Producer “Good Energy Remix” Farruko x Yung Wylin & Maffio

Video clips

 * 2019: Cristina
 * 2019: Celebration
 * 2020: Mente A Na
 * 2020: Uchi Wala

Acknowledgments

 * Double Platinum, Jencarlos Canela, "Bajito", Central America as writer
 * Double Platinum, Gente de Zona, "Visualízate", United States as producer
 * 11× Diamond, Nicky Jam, "Fénix", United States
 * Platinum, Jencarlos Canela, "Baby", Central America
 * Diamond, Jencarlos Canela, "Bajito", Central America
 * Gold, Juan Magán feat. Belinda and Lápiz Conciente, "Si No Te Quisiera", United States
 * Double Platinum, Juan Magán feat. Maffio, "Tentándome", Spain
 * Triple Platinum, Juan Magán feat. Paulina Rubio, "Vuelve", Spain
 * 6× Platinum, Farruko, "Chillax", United States as producer
 * No. 1 Billboard, Chino & Nacho, "Tú me quemas", United States as writer
 * Gold, Kalash, "Kaos", France,
 * Winner of 20 ASCAP Awards