Chino Moreno - Biography

Camilo Wong Moreno was born in Sacramento, California on June 20 1973 to a Mexican father and a Chinese mother.His nickname Chino means "chinese" in Spanish. He grew up in the Oak Park area of Sacramento, a low income, racially diverse neighborhood.

As a teenager, Chino took up skateboarding. Throughout his childhood, Chino fell in love with bands like Depeche Mode and the Cure. Chino was expelled from C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento before he graduated.

In 1988, at 16, Chino and some friends formed the band Deftones. His band now has 8 major label releases. He is also a member of side projects Palms, Team Sleep and Crosses. Chino is married to Risa Mora-Moreno and shares a child named Lola along with two children , Kristian and Jakobi, from his previous marriage to Celeste Schroeder.