Víctor Manuelle, born Víctor Manuel Ruiz on September 27, 1968 in Isabela, Puerto Rico, is a successful Latin Grammy nominated Puerto Rican American salsa singer, songwriter, and improvisational son singer, known to his fans as El Sonero de la Juventud ("The Youth's Son Singer"). He is identified primarily with salsa romantica or "salsa monga", but has also experimented with styles ranging from Colombian vallenato to reggaeton. Unlike other salsa performers such as Marc Anthony, he has neither recorded in English, nor made a Latin pop album, nor (with rare exceptions) ventured into acting, preferring to remain a musician grounded within salsa music. He is currently tied with Marc Anthony for the most number-one singles in the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.