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Buenos Amigos
"Buenos Amigos" ("Good Friends") is a down-tempo, pop ballad duet recorded by Salvadoran recording artist Álvaro Torres and American recording artist Selena for Torres' sixth studio album ''Nada Se Compara Contigo'' (1991). The song was released by EMI Latin in 1992, as the album's second single. Its lyrics explore a friendship built on the strong, unrequited feelings of the male narrator. Torres composed "Buenos Amigos" after attending a showcase event at which Selena was performing. Critics praised the song for being Selena's first number one, while others complimented its ballad-like feeling. According to ''Billboard'', the recording began Selena's career as a dominant Latin chart artist. It was credited for the increased airplay Selena received on regional Mexican and Tejano radio stations, which had previously dismissed her recordings. Selena and Torres were nominated at the 1992 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards and the 1992 Tejano Music Awards. "Buenos Amigos" peaked at num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Torres
Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954 in Usulután, El Salvador. Torres moved to Guatemala and started a solo career recording his first album, "''Algo especial''" (''Something Special'') in 1976. In 1977 he released the album "''Acariciame''" (''Caress Me'') and one year later, he was selected by TCS to represent his country in the seventh edition of the OTI Festival that was held in Santiago, Chile. Although he got the second to last place, tied with the colombian entrant Billy Pontoni, this was not an obstacle for his career. He became better known in the 1980s. Years later, Torres moved to the United States. He lived in Colorado, California and finally Florida. In 1991 Torres had an artistic breakthrough when he released "''Nada Se Compara Contigo''". He was voted Songwriter of the Year by BMI in 1994. Some of his more famous songs are "Hazme olvidarla", "La Unica" (''The Only One''), " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaís
Anaís Martínez (born June 22, 1984) is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Dominican-American singer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She rose to fame after winning the Puerto-Rican singing competition show ''Objetivo Fama'' in 2005. Early life Anaís was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She came to the United States at an early age and was raised in The Bronx, New York City since she was eight years old. Her passion of music began through her work with the Los Cumbiancheros school choir, performing regionally in a variety of styles, including Latin, reggaeton, salsa, tropical music and ballads in both Spanish and English. In 2002, she appeared on an episode of ''The Jerry Springer Show'' titled "Bring On The Bisexuals". Career Breakthrough, ''Asi Soy Yo'' (2005–06) In 2005, Anaís won the second season of ''Objetivo Fama'', a Puerto Rican reality competition show, which aired on Univision Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico and on the Telefutura network in the mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge (music)
In music, especially Western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section that prepares for the return of the original material section. In a piece in which the original material or melody is referred to as the "A" section, the bridge may be the third eight-bar phrase in a thirty-two-bar form (the B in AABA), or may be used more loosely in verse-chorus form, or, in a compound AABA form, used as a contrast to a full AABA section. The bridge is often used to contrast with and prepare for the return of the verse and the chorus. "The b section of the popular song chorus is often called the ''bridge'' or ''release''." Etymology The term comes from a German word for bridge, ''Steg'', used by the Meistersingers of the 15th to the 18th century to describe a transitional section in medieval bar form. The German term became widely known in 1920s Germany through musicologist Alfred Lorenz and his exhaustive studies of Richard Wagner's adaptations of bar form in his popular 19th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Herald
The ''Boston Herald'' is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulitzer Prizes in its history, including four for editorial writing and three for photography before it was converted to tabloid format in 1981. The ''Herald'' was named one of the "10 Newspapers That 'Do It Right' in 2012 by '' Editor & Publisher''. In December 2017, the ''Herald'' filed for bankruptcy. On February 14, 2018, Digital First Media successfully bid $11.9 million to purchase the company in a bankruptcy auction; the acquisition was completed on March 19, 2018. As of August 2018, the paper had approximately 110 total employees, compared to about 225 before the sale. History The ''Herald'' history can be traced back through two lineages, the '' Daily Advertiser'' and the old ''Boston Herald'', and two media moguls, William Randolph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prensa (Honduras)
''La Prensa'' is a Honduran newspaper, founded on October 26, 1964 by Organización Publicitaria, S.A., whose publications also include ''El Heraldo'' and ''Diario Deportivo Diez''. In 2008, La Prensa reported its audited circulation as 61,000 units. It has full color and tabloid-sized pages. Although it is distributed all across the country, it is in the north area of Honduras where its presence is more important. Family business Jorge Canahuati Larach is the president of Organización Publicitaria. His grandfather, the founder of the company, Jorge J. Larach, died in 1985. Canahuati has been a member of the Inter American Press Association Executive Committee.''Venezuelanalysis'', 28 March 2008Deconstructing the IAPA War on Venezuela/ref> Notable people * Ángela Valle Ángela Valle (née Etna María de los Ángeles Valle Cerrato; January 7, 1927 - May 9, 2003) was a Honduran writer, journalist, and essayist. In 1967, she was awarded the first prize "Premio Nacional de Poes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Leyenda
''La Leyenda'' (English: ''The Legend'') is the name of the third box set from the Tejano pop singer Selena that was released by Capitol Latin/EMI and Q-Productions labels. The album was released on March 9, 2010. This box set was released in three formats: a four-disc box set, a two-disc special-edition album, and a single-disc album. According to Suzette Quintanilla's YouTube video, EMI teamed up with Q-Productions (a division of Selena's father's recording studio) to release this box set, and Quintanilla asks Selena fans around the world to contribute a special message to Selena that may or may not be included in the new box set. The Box-sets will contain an exclusive "Selena" charm and four booklets that include messages from Selena's family, friends, and fans from around the world. Selena fans around the world were told to collaborate pictures of themselves to be part of the ''La Leyenda'' bound books, but in early February 2010, Q-Productions and Capitol Latin decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momentos Intimos
''Momentos Intimos'' is a compilation album by American singer Selena and released posthumously on March 23, 2004, through EMI Latin. The album contains 24 tracks, though the last eight are spoken liner notes provided by the singer's family, friends, and her Los Dinos band. The songs on the album range from " Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" (1988), a re-recorded version modernized and remixed on the album, to "Puede Ser", an unreleased duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, recorded two weeks before Selena was shot and killed in March 1995. Following Selena's death, her father Abraham Quintanilla expressed his interest in persevering his daughter's memory through her works. Selena's family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing her murder by commercializing her repertoire. The album has received a mixed response from music critics, Ramiro Burr called it "another new collection", while a reporter from '' El Norte'', believed fans of the singer w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ones (Selena Album)
''Ones'' ( es, Unos, links=no) is a compilation album by American singer Selena, released in the United States on October 1, 2002 by EMI Latin. It was released on November 11, 2002 in Spanish-speaking countries, while the limited edition included a bonus DVD of her music videos. ''Ones'' was released building on the popularity of the 1997 biographical film ''Selena''. The album was aimed at Selena's new generation of fans, and its release marked the singer's twentieth year in the music industry. ''Ones'' features six number one singles namely, "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and her duets with Álvaro Torres on "Buenos Amigos" and the Barrio Boyzz on "Donde Quiera Que Estés". Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla, remixed three of her singles ("Amor Prohibido", "Como la Flor" and "Si Una Vez") into a medley mash-up entitled "Con Tanto Amor Medley", the same tracks found on the album. ''Ones'' received a positive reception among musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selena Remembered
''Selena Remembered'' is a DVD/ CD by Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, released on April 1, 1997 on VHS and on January 25, 2005 on DVD. The DVD features Edward James Olmos narrating special moments and triumphs that helped Selena, and her band Selena y Los Dinos, into superstardom in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car .... The DVD's logo ''Her Life'', ''Her Music'', and ''Her Dream'' are featured on both the DVD and CD covers. DVD track listing CD track listing References {{Selena Selena video albums 1997 video albums Music video compilation albums Compilation albums published posthumously 1997 compilation albums Documentary films about women in music Selena compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums EMI Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejano Music
Tejano music ( es, música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences. Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech and German genres – particularly polka or waltz. Tejano music is traditionally played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar or bajo sexto. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation known as ). It reached a much larger audience in the late 20th-century thanks to the explosive popularity of the singer Selena ("The Queen of Tejano"), Mazz, and other performers like Ramon Ayala, La Mafia, Ram Herrera, La Sombra, Elida Reyna, Elsa García (singer), Elsa García, Laura Canales, Oscar Estrada, Jay Perez, Emilio Navaira, Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Shelly Lares, David Lee Garza, Jennifer Peña and La Fiebre. Origins Europeans from Germany (first during the Spanish regime in the 1830s), Poland, and what is now the Czech Republic migrated to Texas and Mexico, bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter. She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Castro, and in fotonovelas and telenovelas while earning her degree in international relations. Acting and music career In 1986, she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World", Cantare, cantaras. She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, ''Simplemente Todo.'' The top-selling singles from ''Simplemente Todo'' were "Oye Tu," the title selection, "Nunca Lo Sabra," and "Macumba." Unlike other artists of the time, however, Castro accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. Even as she recorded the music video "Macumba," she worked in telenovelas in Argentina and Italy. During the 1990s, she began hosting variety shows, and has continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovi Corporation
TiVo Corporation, formerly known as the Rovi Corporation and Macrovision Solutions Corporation, was an American technology company. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company is primarily involved in licensing its intellectual property within the consumer electronics industry, including digital rights management, electronic program guide software, and metadata. The company holds over 6,000 pending and registered patents. The company also provides analytics and recommendation platforms for the video industry. In 2016, Rovi acquired digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc., and renamed itself TiVo Corporation. On May 30, 2019, TiVo announced the appointment of Dave Shull as the company's new president and CEO. On December 19, 2019, TiVo merged with Xperi; the combined firm operates as ''Xperi''. History Macrovision Corporation was established in 1983. The 1984 film '' The Cotton Club'' was the first video to be encoded with Macrovision technology when it was released in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
