''Matamoros Querido'' is the first album by
Rigo Tovar
Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005), better known as Rigo Tovar, was a Mexican musician, singer and actor. Famous for his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Latin music with modern instruments like the electri ...
. It was recorded in
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
. The cover photograph was taken in the museum district of Houston, in front of the Mecom Fountains. The album contains two of his most popular songs, "Matamoros Querido" and "Lamento de Amor".
The album is dedicated to Tovar's hometown of
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality. It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Br ...
.
Track listing
#Mi Matamoros Querido
(Rigo Tovar
Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005), better known as Rigo Tovar, was a Mexican musician, singer and actor. Famous for his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Latin music with modern instruments like the electri ...
)
#Lamento de Amor
(Rigo Tovar)
#Celos de Luna
(Luis Vazquez)
#Paloma Mensajera
(Julian Venegas)
#Rio Rebelde
(Cholo Aguirre, Roberto Uballes)
#Rosa Valencia
(Rigo Tovar)
#No Son Palabritas
(Heleno)
#Carta de Recuerdo
(Julio Erazo)
#Vereda Tropical
(Gonzalo Curiel)
#Gracias
(Rigo Tovar)
#La Calandria Canta
(Rigo Tovar)
#Verano en Veracruz
(Peraza, Ismael Flores)
References
1972 albums
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