Beto y sus Canarios are a

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band formed in

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. It was founded in 1987 by Gabino García and Edilberto Portillo. After releasing several albums, in 2001 the group released their album Tuve una novia, featuring the single Noche eterna, which became a number-one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The Huetamo-raised group in company with their compatriots, La Dinastía de Tuzantla are two pioneers in exploiting

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music.

History

The versatile Calentano group Beto y Sus Canarios was formed in 1987 in

Huetamo, Michoacán Huetamo is a municipality in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Michoacán, in a region known as "Tierra Caliente" (meaning hot land). Of indigenous Purepecha Indian origin, the word "Huetamo" means "four chiefs" or "four came". The mu ...

, Mexico, in the

region (Spanish for ''Hot Land''). The musical director Gabino García approached Edilberto Portillo with the proposal at the beginning of that year and the two went to work to audition and recruit members, establishing themselves as musicians who had not been in any kind of musical group before theirs. It took the ensemble seven months of rehearsal and organization before they began playing for community events and social gatherings. Early recordings generated local hits that became regional hits. Songs like "Mi Ultimo Contrabanda" and "Carga Fina" caught the ear of audiences outside of Mexico, and the group was soon offered opportunities to travel and perform throughout the United States. Beto y sus Canarios has two songs in Billboard's Top 20 Regional Mexican Songs of All Time, with

Está Llorando Mi Corazón "Está Llorando Mi Corazón" () is a Spanish-language song written by Cuauhtémoc González García and recorded by Tierra Caliente group Beto y sus Canarios. It is also the lead single from the 100% Tierra Caliente album. The song reached #1 o ...

and No Puedo Olvidarte. Ranking #15 and #7 respectively. Epigmenio Gaytán, who was the keyboardist in for the group, passed away due to the

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Members

* Andrique García Morales, ''Voice'' * Humberto Santibañez Pineda, ''Voice'' * Zirahuén Gaspar, ''Voice'' * Sotero Garcia Flores, ''Drums'' * Pedro Pineda Díaz, ''Accordion'' * Jose Alberto Cortez, ''Bass guitar'' * Eduardo Lucas Cervantes, ''Alto saxophone'' * Alexis Cortéz, ''Trumpet'' * Andrés Abarca, ''Trumpet'' * Trinidad Villaseñor Cortéz, ''Guitar'' * Juan Fernando Ochoa Gonzalez, "Trumpet" * Mauricio Arias Pascual, "Bass Guitar" * Luis Felipe Rojas Estrada, "Keyboard"

Discography

Albums

* 1993: ''Con Cartitas'' (first album on Discos Ciudad / DLV) * 1994: ''Puras de Arranque'' * 1996: ''Banda Armada'' * 1997: ''Pura Carga Fina'' * 1998: ''A Quién Esperas'' * 1999: ''Que Dios Te Bendiga'' * 2001: ''Tuve Una Novia'' (last album on Discos Ciudad / DLV) * 2002: ''Mi Despedida'' (first album on

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) * 2004: '' 100% Tierra Caliente'' * 2005: ''

Ardientes ''Ardientes'' () is a studio album by regional Mexican band Beto y sus Canarios, released on July 19, 2005. This album includes the hit singles, " No Puedo Olvidarte" written by Cuauhtémoc González García and "Pensando en Ti" written by both Cu ...

'' * 2006: ''

Contigo por Siempre ''Contigo por Siempre'' () is a studio album by regional Mexican band Beto y sus Canarios, released on November 7, 2006. The album ventures into rancheras, ballads, cumbias, and charangas. Track listing Track listing from Allmusic AllMu ...

'' * 2007: ''Gracias'' * 2009: ''Loco Por Tu Amor'' * 2010: ''De Parranda en Parranda'' (last album on

) * 2012: ''Sin Reversa'' (only album on Vene Music) * 2014: ''Por Todo Tierra Caliente'' (first album on Morena Music) * 2015: ''Homenaje al Poeta Gracias Joan Sebastian'' * 2016: ''Al Estilo de Mi Rancho'' * 2019: ''Al Fin Te Encontré a Ti'' * 2021 ''Especial 34 Aniversario'' * 2021 ''Amores Aventureros''

Singles

* 2004: "

" * 2005: " No Puedo Olvidarte"

Awards

References

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