Early Years
Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a section of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. His family's love of music had influenced him before he was old enough to attend school. When his parents realized that their child was interested in music, they enrolled him in the la Escuela Libre de Música Puerto Rico a school that specializes in music. From there he went on to study at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.
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