Torreblanca is a Mexican rock and pop band based in
Mexico City led by musician and composer Juan Manuel Torreblanca.
History
In 2007, Juan Manuel Torreblanca was selected by the
Red Bull Music Academy
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to participate in forums and workshops in Toronto, Canada, where he also made several concerts. In 2008, Juan Manuel participated in the Sónar Festival. After the festival, he decided to form a band to make a new musical proposal. Through
MySpace he met Alejandro Balderas, who plays the flute, saxophones, clarinet and the transverse flute. Also they invited Jerson Vázquez on the drums and Carlos Zavala "El Abuelo" on bass, with whom Juan Manuel had formed previously the group ''Un Teni.''
The new band with the name ''Torreblanca'', taken from the last name of Juan Manuel, published an EP, ''Defense'', with four songs, co-produced by Arturo "Turra" Medina and León Polar, LoBlondo from
Hello Seahorse! and
Natalia Lafourcade. After listening to them at
Vive Latino festival, Quique Rangel from
Café Tacuba decided to be the producer of their first LP, ''Bella época''.
In 2012 the song "Roma" was the theme of a
Telcel ad campaign. In 2014 Torreblanca published another production, ''El polvo en la luz'' produced by Hector Castillo, receiving good reviews.
Members
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Juan Manuel Torreblanca,
piano, vocals
*
Alejandro Balderas “El Tío”
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Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...
, flute, sax, clarinet and vocals
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Carlos Zavala “El Abuelo”
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, bass
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Jerson Vázquez Jerson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Jerson Cabral (born 1991), Dutch footballer
*Jerson Monteiro (born 1985), professional soccer player
*Jerson Ravelo (born 1977), boxer from the Dominican Republic
*Jerson Ribeiro
Jer ...
, drums
* Natalie Reyes, accordion, synth, vocals
Past members
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Andrea Balency
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, accordion
* Carmen Ruíz, accordion, vocals
Discography
Studio albums
* 2011: ''
Bella Época''
* 2014: ''El Polvo En La Luz''
* 2016: ''Algo Se Quedó Sin Decir''
EP
* 2010: ''Defensa''.
References
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Mexican alternative rock groups
Rock en Español music groups
Musical groups established in 2007