Rafael Alexis Quiles Hernández, known professionally as Álex Gárgolas, is a reggaeton producer best known for the Gárgolas series which has been five albums so far.
His 2006 installation of the series managed to debut at number 181 on the Billboard 200, reaching number 6 on both the Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts.
Musical career In 1995, using his savings of $300, he produced music by a few fledgling artists, two who became the well-known, chart-topping reggaeton artists known as Wisin & Yandel.
In 2019, Gárgolas produced "Mi Llamada" (remix), a collaboration with emerging artists from Argentina and Puerto Rico.
In 2020, Gárgolas spearheaded the production of "Del Barrio a la Ciudad", a song that mixes traditional Mexican corridos with Farruko's urban sound.
In 2022, Gárgolas visited Chile claiming to want to produce a Chilean reggaeton album, but instead offended the urban musical artists of Chile, and left the country without producing any, telling them to "stay in your country".
Discography Year Title US chart positions Billboard 200 Latin Albums Latin Rhythm Albums 1998 Gárgolas, Vol. 1 - El Comando Ataca Release date: June 8, 1998 — — — 1999 Gárgolas 2 - El Nuevo Comando, Segundo Ataque Release date: June 3, 1999 — — — 2000 Las 9 Plagas Release date: June 3, 2000 — — — 2001 Gárgolas 3 Release date: July 13, 2001 — — — 2003 Las 9 Plagas 2 Release date: 2003 — — — Gárgolas, Vol. 4 Release date: December 9, 2003 — — — 2006 Gárgolas 5: The Next Generation Release date: 2006 181 6 6 2021 Gárgolas Forever Release date: August 27, 2021 — — —
Production discography 2005: Glou 2020: Afrodisíaco
References
External links
Álex Gárgolas Interview