El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario was a Mexican band that primarily played and created
duranguense
Duranguense is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It is a hybrid of Technobanda and Tamborazo. Its popularity peaked in the mid to late 2000s among the Mexican and Mexican American community in the United States, as well as in many parts of Mexi ...
music. The band was started by El Guero, Jorge Hernandez, in 2004 after moving from Wisconsin to San Antonio Texas to embark on his musical career with Javier Gomez, Jesus Garza and Daniel Zapata.
In 2004 the band signed on with a record label, A.R.C Discos.
Members
*El Guero (Jorge Hernandez) – lead singer and songwriter
*Daniel Zapata – keyboardist and tuba player
*Jorge Gomez – drummer
*Jesus Garza – second keyboardist
Discography
Albums
*''Antes Y Despues'' (2008)
*''Se Nos Murio El Amor'' (2009)
*''Enamorate De Mi'' (2010)
Singles
*"Una Vez Mas" (2007)
*"Muero de Amor" (2009)
*"Por Lo Mucho Que Te Amo" (2010)
*"Quitate La Venda" (2011)
*"Esperando Tu Regreso" (2012)
Grammy awards and nominations
The band received three Grammy nominations over the course of their career.
*''Se Nos Murio El Amor'' (
52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Best Band Album, nominated)
*''Enamorate De Mi'' (
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights pri ...
, Best Band Album, won)
*''Estare mejor'' (
52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Best Band Album, nominated)
Billboard Top 100
El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario had four songs make the
Billboard Top 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in ...
in the 8 year span they had as a group.
Songs to make the list were:
*"Antes" (September 2008)
*"Se Nos Murios El Amor" (July 2009)
*"Ven Tu" (February 2009)
*"Quitate La Venda" (September 2011)
References
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Duranguense music groups
Mexican musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004