Upon his arrival, he began working in the fields of California's Coachella Valley and profiting from odd jobs given to him.
In 1977, Chalino illegally immigrated to the United States with one of his close friends with the help of a local coyote or pollero (Human Trafficker) he crossed the border of Baja California. He later emigrated to California to escape Mexican authorities. His sister Juana was raped by a local 'mafioso' who lived nearby, prompting Chalino to react by killing the man. When he was six years old his father died, throwing his family into turmoil. From an early age Chalino experienced tragedies and poverty. He had seven siblings: Armando, Lázaro, Régulo, Lucas, Espiridión (El Indio), Francisco, and Juana.
His father was Santos Sánchez and his mother Sannorina Felix. Rosalino 'Chalino' Sánchez (Aug– May 16, 1992) was a Mexican singer and songwriter.īorn and raised in a poor family on a ranch called 'Las Flechas', Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico.
