Chinoy (born 1983 in Placilla, San Antonio, Chile) is a Chilean folk singer-songwriter. His real name is Mauricio Castillo. His first steps as a musician were at the age of 15, in the local punk band Don Nadie. He also developed some of his musical skills in Argentina, where he travelled in 2 ocassions and played as second guitarist in the punk-metal band Diadema. and invited by the argentinian band Loquero, whose members got impressed by his skills as a performer