Born in San Fernando de Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi in the Dominican Republic on June 16, 1970,related to the Zapata family of Monte cristi is one of the first major bachata artists to have national success and popularize this style of music in his country. Born in the northwest coast of the island, he toured with Antony Santos as a guitar player at age fifteen, and then went on to own band. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.