English:
Edward E. Bello Pou, better known by his stage name El Cata, is a Dominican merengue musician and songwriter, who emerged in the music scene in 1999, born and raised in Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Early life
Bello is the second son of Maria Luisa Pou. He has four sisters. At age five, he emigrated from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico and a year later from PR to Miami, Florida where he lived until he graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. While at school, Bello spent most of his time in class writing and composing songs. He would walk down the hallways singing the songs he would write during class.
After high school, Bello moved with his family to New York, where he studied music at the Bronx Community College. While in New York he also worked at a furniture store, in the department of Medicare, and for a bank.
After living in the United States for over 20 years, he returned to the Dominican Republic.
Career
He has recorded several promotional albums, since 1999 when he started his career but are not considered official albums from El Cata’s discography and are no longer available. In 2009 he released his official debut studio album El Malo through Allegro/Planet Records, which includes the singles “Loca Con Su Tiguere”, “Pa’ la Esquinita” and “El Que Brilla Brilla”. This year he also recorded a remix of “Loca Con Su Tiguere”, featuring Voltio and Ñejo & Dalmata, also the remix of “Ella Quiere Coro Conmigo” featuring Yenz and shared credits on Pitbull’s smash single “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” as co-writer of the song. As of 2010, he collaborated again on Pitbull’s track “Watagatapitusberry” from Pitbull’s album Armando. The song also featured Rapper record-producer Lil Jon, Sensato and Black Point. Also, collaborated with Gloria Estefan, Yuri-Mexico, Wyclef J; Vakero, Ñejo y Dalmata, Julio Voltio, Secreto E.F.V; Elvis Crespo, Osmani Garcia, Dylan & Lenny, Chacal, Gente De Zona, Juan Magan, among others. (Soundcloud and YouTube for ElCataRatata) This young talent has brought out to market his own line of watches name brand “El Cata” and not only that he also appears as an actor in some movies filmed in the Dominican Republic.
In 2010, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira covered his single as “Loca”, in which he also raps. He is also featured on the Spanish version of the track “Rabiosa” from Shakira’s album Sale el Sol.
Spanish:
Su nombre Eduard Bello, se le conoce como a El Cata “El Tigre.” Su género musical esta catalogado como “ElectroLatinPop” Pionero en esta manera unica de hacer musica para el mundo. Ha trascendido como cantante, productor y compositor, impactando la industria y colaborando en varios exitos para esta decada; algunas de estas canciones fueron producias para importantes figuras del ámbito musical como Shakira, en las canciones, “Loca Con Su Tiguere”, “Rabiosa” Pitbull “Addicted To You” Pitbull “I know You Want Me” y “Cotorra y Voli” Juan Magan “Bailando Por El Mundo” Lil Jon, Pitbull “Whatagatapitusberry” Kat De Luna “Sobredosis”, Gloria Estefan “Got My Heart Going” El Interprete Mexicano PW “Wanna Be Yours” Waca Flocka Flame “Crazy Party” Wyclef J; ft Fantine “What a Day” Drake, Gente De Zona “Con La Ropa Puesta” Yuri Mexico, Vakero, J; Alvares, Secreto, Elvis Crespo, Ñejo, Yaga & Makie, , Voltio, Sergio Vargas, Jencarlos Canela, El Productor Musical Emilio Estefan, El Ex- Cumbia Kings Frankie J, Dylan y Lenny “Quiere Pa Que Te Quieran,” La Interprete Mexicana Eiza, Brenda, Dizzee Rascal, T-pain, Dalmata, Alexy y Fido, Isa Gadalla, Chacal, Ken Y, Banda X, Mafio, Pochy Familia (CocoBand), entre otr@s. El Cata actualmente esta preparando una serie de sencillos llenos de sorpresas y fusiones rítmicas, algunas a duetos y otras como solista tanto en Ingles como en español. El interprete quien tambien ha participado en importantes premiaciones de la música latina y americana como los Latin Billboard, Latin Grammy Awards, Premios Juventud, Premios Ascap, Los Galardonados Casandras en La Republica Dominicana y a la vez es reconocido por toda Latinoamérica, como uno de los interpretes Dominicanos de mayor trascendencia en su genero. El empresario El Cata tambein nos sorprende con su versatilidad pues esta vez apareciendo en la pantalla chica y gigante en miniseries televisivas tales como, “Con la Muerte en los Talones” “La Vuelta” y “Soy de Barrio” en los famosos Relatos de Telemicro Internacional canal digital 5/15 de La Rep. Dom. Luego de estas oportunidades como actor a tenido varias apariciones para el cine Dominicano junto al productor y cineastra Juan Basanta.
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