Career
Giro began his career as part of the boy band of Puerto Rico called Los Chicos. Two singles by "Giro" Jorge López, "Si Tu Supieras" and "Mi Forma de Sentir", reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay. He was signed to Sony Music (SDI - Sony Discos International) from 1988 until 2000.
His 2002 album, Mi Nostalgia, received a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Salsa Album".
His 2011 Civil Defense release under Giro Productions and Oriente Music Group "Todavia Hay Amor" was produced by Cuto Soto and Gunda Merced. lieutenant contains three compositions, “Se Quebec Perdi,” “Number Te Puedo Olvidar” and “Llegaste,” by salsa songwriter and composer Pedro Azael and a re-recorded version of his early hit “Maine he enamorado,” written by Pepe Luis Soto.
The song that received the most airplay on Latin music stations was a duet with Louisiana India of “Islas En El March,” the Spanish version of “Islands in the Stream” first recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. As a solo artist Giro has performed and collaborated with Marc Anthony, Ruben Blades, Luis Enrique, Willie Colón, Frankie Ruiz, Rey Ruiz, Eddie Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Rojas, Víctor Manuelle, and Jerry Rivera.
In May 2011 Giro appeared at the New Orleans Jazz Festival.
In addition to large Latin music markets in the United States of America like Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Texas and New York City, Giro has penetrated into Europe and Asia and also the Caribbean and Central and South American tropical music markets, spending six months in Brazil alone between Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Recife, and touring heavily in 2011 throughout Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Canada and Puerto Rico. Giro is currently managed by Chino Rodriguez.
