Chichí Peralta Receives Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

Chichí Peralta was honored this week by the Latin Recording Academy with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Peralta won the Latin Grammy for best merengue album in 2001 for De Vuelta al Barrio, and he was nominated in 2006 in the best contemporary tropical album category for Más Que Suficiente.

Peralta is preparing to release a new studio album in 2027 titled Endorfina, his first in almost two decades since 2009's De Aquel La’o del Río. The 16-track Endorfina set coincides with the 30th anniversary of Peralta's sophomore production Pa’ Otro La’o with his band Son Familia, which yielded hits like “Procura,” “Amor Narcótico” and “La Ciguapa.”

Peralta has already released two singles from the new album, “El Meneíto” and “El Cofrecito,” with 14 more songs to come. Peralta has one No. 1 on the Billboard charts with “La Zalamera,” featuring Joe Vasconcellos.