Manny Guerra is an American record producer,

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, and recording artist, who specializes in Tejano music. Guerra started in the industry playing with

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, recording

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s such as " Talk to Me", which peaked at number 11 on the United States ''

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and number 12 on the ''

'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 1963. His distribution group, Manny Music Inc., is located in San Antonio, Texas, along with his recording studio, AMEN Recording Studios and his record label GP Productions. On August 30, 1992,

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entered a distribution deal with Manny Music Inc., during the 1990s Tejano music golden age. BMG was the third large scale company to enter the Tejano music market after

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and EMI Latin, respectively. However, in November 1992, BMG and Guerra parted ways due to management style differences. Guerra's AMEN Studios was considered to be one of the most active recording studios in the state of Texas, which utilized MCI equipment. Guerra has produced a number of artists including,

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, Jay Perez, Sunny Ozuna, Culturas,

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, and Selena, among others.

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American musicians of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American musicians Polka musicians Musicians from Texas Tejano musicians Songwriters from Texas American drummers Record producers from Texas {{US-singer-stub