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Homero Patrón
Homero Patrón (born 5 September 1951 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, d. 4 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California) was an arranger, producer, musician and composer who worked with many of the most important artists in Latin music as well as in other musical genres. Professional background Producer, Composer, Musical Arranger and Musical Director A frequent collaborator in the studio, for many years in stage, Patrón worked with artists such as Marco Antonio Solís, Pedro Fernández, José José, Pepe Aguilar, Los Temerarios, Emmanuel, Rocío Dúrcal, Ray Conniff, Barry White, Tom Jones, Nana Mouskouri, Raphael, Nelson Ned, Juan Gabriel, Angeles Ochoa, Manoella Torres, Vicky Carr, Gualberto Castro, Angélica María, César Costa, Alberto Vazquez, Charles Aznavour, and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", to name just a few. Producer Producer credits for Patrón include albums for such artists as Marco Antonio Solís, Juan Gabriel, Lucha Villa, Javier Solís, Angeles Ochoa, Ana Gabrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazatlán
Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding ''municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula. ''Mazatlán'' is a Nahuatl word meaning "place of deer". The city was founded in 1531 by an army of Spaniards and indigenous people. By the mid-19th century, a large group of immigrants arrived from Germany. Over time, Mazatlán developed into a commercial seaport, importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines. It served as the capital of Sinaloa from 1859 to 1873. The German settlers also influenced the local music, banda, with some genres being an alteration of Bavarian folk music. The settlers also established the Pacifico Brewery on March 14, 1900. Mazatlán has a rich culture and art community. In addition to the Angela Peralta Theater, Mazatlán has many galleries and artist's studios. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born 7 June 1940), known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011). Jones's voice has been described by AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone". His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the ''New York Times'' called Jones a musical "shape shifter", who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat?", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film '' Thunderball'', "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and " Sex Bomb". Jones has also occasionally dabbled in acting, first making his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Solís
Gabriel Siria Levario (4 September 1931 – 19 April 1966), known professionally as Javier Solís, was a Mexican singer and actor. He specialized in the musical genres of bolero and ranchera. Early life Gabriel Siria Levario was the first of three children of Francisco Siria Mora, a baker and butcher, and Juana Levario Plata, a trader.(Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, according to his own acknowledgement in an interview) Juana had a stall at a public market and as her spouse had allegedly abandoned her, she had little time save for work. After a time, she decided to leave her son at the household of his uncle Valentín Levario Plata and his wife, Ángela López Martínez, whom Gabriel considered his real parents. Siria had to drop out of school before his teens to support his family, after the death of his aunt Angela. Due to his aunt's death Gabriel only completed the first five years of primary school in Tacubaya in Mexico City, where he used to participate in singing contests. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Rodríguez (singer)
José Luis Rodríguez González, nicknamed ''El Puma'' (Cougar) (; January 14, 1943), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas. He also served as a coach and mentor on the Peruvian and Argentine version of ''The Voice'', as well as a judge on X Factor Chile. Life and career José Luis Rodríguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José Antonio Rodríguez from the Canary Islands, Spain and Ana González a Venezuelan housewife. He lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by his mother (an illiterate then, learned to read as an adult to read the Bible) along with 11 brothers and sisters. He grew up in very modest conditions, having to shine shoes, and pack bags in a supermarket for a living at an early age. Without an academic formation, he shaped himself as a singer and actor by empirical means. As his mother participated in the revolt against Marcos Pérez Jiménez (hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music and an icon of 20th-century pop culture. One of France's most popular and enduring singers, he was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, while music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity". He was also arguably the most famous Armenian of his time. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Vázquez (singer)
Alberto Vázquez Gurrola (born Guaymas, 20 April 1940) is a Mexican singer and actor from part of the golden age generation of rock and roll in Mexico. He had a son, Arturo Vazquez, who also became a singer, with actress Isela Vega, but the couple never married.''Billboard'' - 26 Jan 1985. "Vicente Fernandez of Mexico, and the Spanish brother and sister duo, Pimpinela. currently living in Argentina Having celebrity parents like singer Alberto Vazquez and film star Isela Vega certainly can't hurt one's career opportunities..." Discography * ''Ritmos Juveniles'' (LP, album) Musart D697 1962 * ''Alberto Vázquez'' (LP, album) Musart D 781 1963 * ''Alberto Vázquez Vol. 3'' (LP, album) Musart D 893 1964 * ''Baladas Bailables'' (LP, album) Musart D 1014 1964 * ''Alberto Vázquez Vol. 4'' (LP, album) Musart D 975 1964 * ''Nuevos Éxitos de Alberto Vázquez'' (LP, album) Musart D 1140. 1965 * ''El Estilo Ranchero De Alberto Vazquez'' (LP) Musart 1410 1968 * ''El Amor Es Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Costa
César Roel Schreurs, best known as César Costa, is a Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer. Costa was born in Colonia Condesa of the Mexican capital. He studied elementary and Junior Highschool at the German College and Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Music career He started his musical career at the age of 17 as César Roel singing and playing guitar with the rock-and-roll band '' Los Black Jeans'' ("The Black Jeans"), singing Spanish versions of American hit singles as well as original songs like ''La batalla de Jericó''. They recorded their first album in 1959 with ''Peerless Records''. His backup singer was world-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo. When the band signed with ''Musart Records'' the band changed its name to '' Los Camisas Negras'' ("The Black Shirts") and César Roel to ''Cesar Costa'' (honoring music arranger Don Costa). Soon after, the band disintegrated and César started a successful solo career, recording three albums wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angélica María
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. 6, Reina Y Cenicienta (Queen and Cinderella) peaked at No. 9, Prohibido (Prohibited) peaked at No. 13, and El Taconazo (The Taconazo) peaked at No. 34 on the hot Latin songs chart. She also belongs to the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early life Born in 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Angélica María is the daughter of American entrepreneur, Arnold Hartman, and theater producer, Angélica de Jesús Ortiz Sandoval. Following the divorce of her parents at the age of 5, María moved to Mexico City with her mother. Early career Her mother's sister, Yolanda Ortiz, introduced little Angélica to the Mexican Cinema when Gregorio Wallerstein, a movie producer, was looking for a boy for his next movie. Angélica told the producer, "Giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualberto Castro
Gualberto Antonio Castro Levario (12 July 1934 – 27 June 2019) was a Mexican singer, actor and television presenter. Castro was best known for singing with Los Hermanos Castro (aka "The Brothers Castro"), for his portrayal of Tony in the 1977 Mexican production of ''West Side Story'', and for hosting the television program ''La Carabina de Ambrosio''. Early life Born in Mexico City, Castro began singing at an early age. He and his mother Julieta, father Antonio, and sister Julieta Jr. lived in Colonia Guerrero, Mexico City, Mexico; a singing teacher, Alejandro Algara, lived in the same building. "My father studied singing with the Algara; my father had a superior tenor voice", said Castro. "In those days, opera was what was studied, but I chose romantic ballads because it was what my father sang and I began listening to his music very early in life." Although Castro's father did not sing professionally, he wrote some of Castro's songs that Castro recorded on his hit album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoella Torres
Manoella Torres is an American singer and actress of Puerto Rican descent based in Mexico who has had an extensive career that continues to this day. She has recorded over 350 songs by famous songwriters including Armando Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderón, Juan Gabriel, Manuel Alejandro and Rafael Pérez Botija. Biography Born as Gloria Torres Calderón, she was the daughter of Puerto Ricans Felicia Calderón and Jorge Torres. As a young girl she was sent to live with her maternal grandmother. She encouraged Gloria's talent while Gloria idolized singers like Cuco Sánchez, Los Panchos and Lucha Villa. In Mexico she continued to study vocalization and years later met the man who would take her career to the next level, Alfredo Marcelo Gil. He became her manager and initially gave her the stage name "Gloria Gil". She began making the rounds of musical events and television appearances where she met another important figure in her career, Armando Manzanero. Upon hearing her sing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke barriers within the Latin music industry. Widely considered one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he has been referred to as a pop icon. Having sold an estimated of 60 million records worldwide, Juan Gabriel was among Latin America's best selling singer-songwriters. His nineteenth studio album, '' Recuerdos, Vol. II'', is reportedly the best-selling album of all time in Mexico, with over eight million copies sold. During his career, Juan Gabriel wrote around 1,800 songs. Among his most recognized penned songs are "Amor eterno", "Querida", "Yo no nací para amar", "Hasta que te conocí", "El Noa Noa", " No tengo dinero", " Abrázame muy fuerte", "Te lo pido por favor", "En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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