Cristian Castro

Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Cristian Sáez Valdés Castro
Born	(1974-12-08) 8 December 1974 (age 42)
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Latin pop, bolero, mariachi, pop rock, latin rock, alternative rock, soft rock,
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Orfeón (1982) Fonovisa (1992–1996) BMG U.S. Latin (1997–2004) Universal Music Latino (2005–2012) Sony Music Latin (2012–present)
Website	www.christiancastro.net

Cristian Sáez Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), referred to as Christian Castro or Cristian is a Mexican pop singer.

Born in Mexico City, he is the son of renowned actress and singer Verónica Castro and comedian Manuel "El Loco" Valdes. Castro also has a younger brother named Michelle Sáez Castro, his uncle is José Alberto Castro and his aunt is Beatriz Castro, who both are producers. As a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he appeared on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal.

Castro is one of the best selling Latin artists and has worked with renowned Latin producers including Kike Santander, Rudy Pérez, and Richard Daniel Roman.

In 1984, Castro made his first appearance on TV as a singer in the Televisa's child contest Juguemos a Cantar, but he did not qualify for the finals because of his young age.

Castro began his professional singing career in 1992 with the release of Agua Nueva. After appearing in several telenovelas and recording some albums as a teenager, Castro began his "internationalization" in 1993, starting with concerts in Puerto Rico. Castro dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo, titled "Puerto Rico" as a way of thanking the Puerto Rican public for supporting his career. He also modified his singing voice from the deep voice he employed in Agua Nueva to a softer one that he currently uses. His song, "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" (I Will Never Forget You), became his first number-one hit at the Hot Latin Tracks charts in 1993 helped launched his career. Castro became an international teen idol and sex symbol almost instantly after he began touring, and he began what has been a fruitful international singing career and received a nomination for Pop New Artist of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1993.