This gold and platinum award winning album was nominated for Album of the Year (Mendez was nominated for Favorite Male Artist of the Year) honors at the DEHSI Awards in 1996. El Hombre Merengue climbed the Billboard charts to #4 for the month of April in '96 and peaked at #3 the for year.
1) El Asilo
2) La Pegue
3) Anja! Juan
4) Cachamba
5) Santo Merengue
6) Pica Pica
7) Dame a Beber de Tu Amor
8) En Vez de Una Son Dos
9) Nadie Es de Nadie
10) La Grua
11) Que Raro
12) El Animal