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Gerardo Daniel Torres Montante (Born July 15, 1994 ), known professionally as Gera MX, is a Mexican rapper and songwriter. Born in San Nicolás de los Garza, he joined the hip-hop collective Mexamafia under the name of Gera MXM. He would eventually leave the group and change his stage name to Gera MX.

In 2021, he released the single "Botella Tras Botella" with singer-songwriter Christian Nodal via Virgin Music Mexico. The single would make history as becoming the first regional Mexican song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 60. The single also peaked at number 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number 9 on the Global 200, both being Gera MX's first top ten entries on both charts. In 2022, he signed with Sony Music Latin.

Life and career
Gerardo Montante was born on July 15, 1994 in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. According to Gera, he started writing songs since the age of 13, citing bands like Molotov and Control Machete as musical influences.

In 2012, Gera began self-releasing music, debuting with the singles "Va Dedicado" and "A Medio Camino". He would join the Mexican rap group Mexamafia, and began using the stage name of Gera MXM. In 2015, Gera released his debut album, No Me Mates Antes de Hoy. Sometime between 2017 and 2018, he would leave Mexamafia and change his name to Gera MX ("MX" standing for "Mexico").

In 2021, Gera would meet with singer Christian Nodal, who lived in the same neighborhood, in a carne asada cookout. The meeting with Nodal would lead to the release of the single "Botella Tras Botella" in 2021. The single made history as the first regional Mexican song to ever chart on the Billboard Hot 100. As of June 2023, the song has over 500 million streams on Spotify.