José Guadalupe Esparza (born 12 October 1954) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and the frontman of the

grupero Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. The music has roots in the rock groups of the 1960s, but today generally consis ...

band Bronco. He was born in

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

, but grew up in the city of Apodaca,

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, where he attended elementary and high school. From an early age, he wanted to become a singer. In 1974, along with a few of his friends, José Guadalupe Esparza formed a musical group, Bronco. As the lead singer, ''el Negro'' (The dark one), as his friends called him, not only was an instant success because of his distinctive voice, but also became very admired as a talented composer. It is because of his peculiar style as a composer, that artists of the stature of

Antonio Aguilar José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...

, Dulce,

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, Lupita Piñeda, Alejandro Fernández,

Los Humildes Los Humildes are a Mexican Grupera, Grupero band from Modesto, California. Their music has been a staple in the lives of many Mexicans and Mexican-Americans for many decades. They received a Grammy Award nomination for Grammy Award for Best Mexica ...

, Mandingo,

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, Liberación, Guardianes del Amor,

Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros Del Norte ("The Railers of the North") are a Mexican three-time Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They are based in El Paso, Texas. They specialize in the Norteño-Sax genre. History They forme ...

, Pesado, among others, have made a point to reinterpret, and release their own versions of his songs. José Guadalupe Esparza has recorded 18 albums with Bronco, and 10 albums solo. The success of these albums are evident in

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, the

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and

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and

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, where album sales are successful.

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