Matthew Alexander Hunter Correa (born February 20, 1998), better known as Matt Hunter, is a Colombian-Italian-American singer, songwriter and voice actor.[1]

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Music 2.2 Television 2.3 Performances 3 Awards and nominations 4 Filmography 5 Discography 6 References 7 External links Early life and education

Hunter was born in New York, New York,[2] and raised in New Jersey.[3] His mother is Colombian,[4] and his father is Italian.[2]

Career Music

Hunter worked in voice acting from ages 9 to 12, at which point he began posting YouTube videos of himself playing the guitar and singing various covers, occasionally in Spanish.[5][6] His videos went viral and he traveled around Latin America building his fan base in a grass roots fashion.[3] Around this time, he was dubbed the "Latino Justin Bieber".[7] Marc Anthony later called Hunter "the future" of music.[5]

At 13, Hunter released his first single, "Mi Amor".[7] He released follow-up singles in English and Spanish, "Right Here, Right Now" and "Mi Senorita", in 2012,[6] and then his EP Right Here, Right Now.[4][6] For the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he released the songs "Minha Mina Ta Loca" and "Mi Chica Esta Loca" with Pitbull, in both Portuguese and Spanish versions.[8][9] By 2016 he had amassed 200,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and over 500,000 Twitter followers.[5]

Hunter splits his time between New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Latin America.

Television

As a voice actor, Hunter played the lead role of Diego Márquez in two seasons of Go, Diego, Go! and played the same character in Dora the Explorer.[10] He auditioned for the role when he was 10, recording the voice of Diego until he was 12.[7] He also released his weekly comedy webisode series Fuego Fridays.[11]

Performances

Hunter has performed live in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Chile, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica and Ecuador.[6][12] In May 2013, he headlined and sold out Chile's 12,000 seat Movistar Arena.[13]

Awards and nominations

Hunter was nominated for Favorite Pop Artist at the 2013 Premios Juventud, presented by Univision.[7][14]

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009–11 Go, Diego, Go! Diego Main role (Seasons 4-5) 2009–11 Dora the Explorer Diego Main role (Seasons 4-5)