Héctor el Father

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Héctor Luis Delgado Román, known by his stage names Héctor el Father and Héctor el Bambino, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and pastor. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor & Tito. As a producer, Delgado has worked with several reggaeton producers, as well as Emilio Estefan.
He announced his retirement from music on September 3, 2008 with the album El Juicio Final, but his series of Farewell Concerts went on until May 2010. After retirement, he obtained a degree in Theology at Southern Methodist University and has dedicated his life to Christianity. In 2018, he wrote and starred in the autobiographic movie Héctor el Father: Conocerás la Verdad, which chronicled his conversion to Christianity. In 2021, he returned to music under his real name Héctor Delgado, with his third studio album La Hora Cero, which only contains religious music.
In 2015, he founded Maranatha Radio Ministries in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. In his recent work as a preacher, he has touched many lives, moving many rappers to follow in his footsteps including Tito el Bambino and Almighty.