[citation needed] At that point, he began being referred to by friends as "Bombillo" ("light bulb") or "Corto-Circuito" ("short-circuit"), until eventually calling him "Voltio".

"[1][2] Growing up in the Parque Ecuestre Carolina, San Juan, Voltio entered the music business as a teenager.

Although the trio released no official music, they were influential in starting the local, island reggaetón movement of the 1990s.

With few options remaining, Voltio was preparing to exit the music business until Calderón, a primary artist with White Lion Records, convinced him to sign with the label.

[5] Having experienced relative success, Voltio returned with his self-titled release in 2005, which included his biggest hit to date, "Chulín Culín Chunflai", which features Residente, and a remixed version with American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia.

[7] Voltio was featured on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack with his song "Pónmela", from the album En lo Claro (2007).