Trueno (rapper)

Mateo was born on 25 March 2002 in the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From a very young age he showed his love for rap, one of his great influences being the American rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. His paternal grandfather was Yamandú Palacios, an Uruguayan singer-songwriter and guitarist of folklore music, who played alongside artists such as Alfredo Zitarrosa, Joaquín Sabina and Joan Manuel Serrat. ==Career==

At age 14, he was crowned champion in the ACDP Zoo Juniors tournament. On 21 October 2019, Trueno was crowned national champion of Red Bull's Batalla de los Gallos Argentina freestyle competition. At the end of that year, Trueno managed to finish in the first position of the FMS Argentina competition. In just over a month, the official video for the song surpassed 100,000,000 views on YouTube. He worked alongside various artists, such as Gorillaz, Planet Hemp, Nicki Nicole, Nathy Peluso, Underdann, Bizarrap, Bhavi, Halpe, Wos, XOVOX, C. Terrible, Shaolin Monkeys, El Alfa, Noriel, J Balvin, Tiago PZK among others. ==Discography==

Albums Studio albums Live albums Singles As a lead artist As a featuring artist Other charted songs ==Personal life==

Trueno has stated that his favorite football team is Boca Juniors, one of Argentina's biggest sports clubs and the main club in his home neighbourhood. The music video for the song "Ñeri" was recorded at the La Bombonera stadium, where Boca Juniors play. == Awards and nominations ==