Oscar Santiago

Ill Niño
Ill Niño in 2009
Background information
Origin	New Jersey, United States
Genres	Nu metal latin metal alternative metal metalcore
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Victory, Cement Shoes, Roadrunner
Associated acts	Soulfly, Mushroomhead, Hatebreed, Merauder, 40 Below Summer, Seether, Ankla, Deftones, Spineshank, Machine Head, Emmure, Terror Universal, Slipknot
Website	www.illnino.com
Members	Cristian Machado Lazaro Pina Diego Verduzco Ahrue Luster Dave Chavarri Oscar Santiago
Past members	Jorge Rosado Marc Rizzo Jardel Martins Paisante Roger Vasquez Daniel Couto

Ill Niño is an American nu metal band formed in New Jersey in 1998. The group currently consists of lead vocalist Cristian Machado, drummer Dave Chavarri, bassist Lazaro "Laz" Pina, lead guitarist Ahrue Luster, guitarist Diego Verduzco, and percussionist Oscar Santiago. They are currently signed to Victory Records globally and AFM Records exclusively in UK & Europe. Ill Niño has always branded their original style as "Latin metal". They have released 7 studio albums, 2 EPs, and 1 greatest hits album, selling over 1.3 million albums worldwide.

Ill Niño are described as latin metal,nu metal,alternative metal and metalcore.