Chino Moreno is an American musician born June 20, 1976, with an accumulated net worth of $15 million. He is known for the rare dexterity he displays in handling the guitar. His soothing tenor and very distinctive screams earned him the 57th spot on hit parader's list of 100 best all time metal vocalist in 2007. He has performed as lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the band known as "The Deftones". He has other side-projects where he performs occasionally such as crosses, team sleeps, and palms.

Chino Moreno was born to his Spanish-Mexican father and Spanish-Chinese mother in Sacramento, California as the second child in a family of five. He spent most of his childhood in the Oak Park of California and attended the high school in McClathy. He met his Deftones band mates, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham in high school days and together they formed the Deftones in 1988. They played together in shows and clubs for several years before releasing their album titled Adrenaline in 1995. In 1997, they released Around the Fur, in 2000, they released white Pony. They won the best metal act Grammy award in 2001. They have released series of albums and singles till date with Chino remaining their lead singer.