High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Johnny Marines a native New Yorker from the Lower East Side, has been a monumental force in the meteoric rise to stardom for the Latin American group Aventura and more recently, Bachata sensation and international star, Romeo Santos, who brought Johnny on board to continue being his manager. Johnny met Romeo, lead singer/songwriter and co-producer of Aventura, in 2002 and initially performed security functions for them. A trust developed between the two, and in 2003 Johnny became the group’s personal manager, a function he continues to carry out today. Beginning in 2003, Johnny appointed a staff to assist him in his endeavors, and then he immediately organized the ranks. He also worked in conjunction with Aventura’s record label, Premium Latin Music, to forge a more fruitful relationship, which would allow him to obtain better opportunities for the group. Largely due to Johnny’s efforts, Aventura has amassed a Latin Grammy nomination in 2007 for the album K.O.B. Live, over 25 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, over 20 Latin Billboard Music Awards, over 15 Premio Juventud Awards, and most recently an MTV VMA for Latin Artist of the Year . Similarly, under Johnny’s tutelage, Romeo Santos who just launched his solo career last year has already won the Billboard Award for the Latin Album of the year and 2 Premio Juventud Awards as well as currently nominated for an Alma Award as Favorite Male Music Artist and for an MTV VMA Award as Best Latino Music Artist. Romeo has already produced a triple platinum debut album with four #1 hits (the first artist to do that in nearly 16 years), a sold out domestic and international tour with over 60 cities and 3 sold out shows at the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, with the production of a DVD reliving this moment in history in progress, and an original television series to be produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Overbrook production company, currently underway. The success of Marines` work ethic can be measured by the band’s and Romeo Santos` meteoric growth, which continues to extend into new markets today, far from their humble South Bronx roots.