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La Mafia
La Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa shaking hands with fans at a concert
La Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa shaking hands with fans at a concert
Background information
Also known as049408
OriginHouston, Texas, United States
GenresTejano, Grupero
Years active1980–present
LabelsUrbana Records, Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2017-present)
MembersOscar De La Rosa - Vocalist
Armando (Mando) Lichtenberger Jr. - Accordion, keyboards and producer
Rudy Martinez - Bass guitar
Alan Lopez - Drums
David Delagarza III - Keyboards & background vocals
Victor Pacheco - Guitar
Robbie Longoria - Bajo Sexto -percussions & congas
Past membersLeonardo Gonzales - guitar
Robert Gonzales - guitar & bass guitar
Marion Aquilina - guitar
Israel (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitar
Adolf Alonso - bass guitar
Tim Ruiz - bass guitar
Jason Rodriguez - bass guitar
Tony Rodriguez - drums
Mario Gonzalez - drums
Adam Mosqueda - drums
Michael Aguilar - drums (1986-2004)
Jesse Moreno - sax
Jesse Peralez - sax
Rick Patino - sax-trumpet
David Flores - sax
Joe Gonzales - drums
Websitehttp://www.lamafia.com

La Mafia is a five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band.

History

La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Oscar De La Rosa & producer Armando Lichtenberger Jr. created an original style that survived various changes in the music industry. The band consists of Oscar De La Rosa on vocals, Armando Lichtenberger Jr. on Keyboard & Accordion, Rudy Martinez on bass, David De La Garza on keyboards and background vocals, Alan Lopez on drums, Victor Pacheco on Guitar and Robbie Longoria on bajo-sexto & percussion . In 2007 the band won 2 Grammys & 3 Latin Grammys and was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Grammy for the album Eternamente Romanticos. In 2020, the group won a Latin Grammy award for its 2019 album “Live in Mexico.”

La Mafia, seeking to expand their musical horizons, began touring extensively in Mexico and Latin America beginning in the late 1980s. The practice of Mexican-American artists performing in Mexico on a large scale was unheard of before La Mafia.

Band members

Former members

Discography

Since 1993, La Mafia has recorded each of its hits at its own Urbana Recording Studios, including the million-selling Estas Tocando Fuego and Ahora y Siempre. The band has recorded 35 albums and CDs, not including dozens of compilation and greatest hits releases.

Studio albums

Compilations, duets, and live albums

Awards and recognitions

La Mafia received Grammy Awards for its CDs Un Millón de Rosas (1997) and En Tus Manos (1998) and Latin Grammy Awards for its CDs Para El Pueblo(2005),Nuevamente(2006), and “Live in Mexico” (2020). It also has received eight Premio Lo Nuestro Awards and 12 Tejano Music Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter, numerous Billboard awards and was listed in the top 10 Billboard Latin Artists for the entire decade of the 1990s, ranking La Mafia as the most successful Latin artist Houston has ever produced.

La Mafia received the first Billboard Hot Latin Song of the Year (formally Hot Latin Track of the Year) in 1994 for their timeless hit "Me Estoy Enamorando."[1]

References

  1. ^ "All the Hot Latin Song of the Year Winners in Billboard Latin Music Awards History". Billboard.

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