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Hernaldo Zúñiga
Hernaldo Zúñiga (born June 2, 1955) is a Nicaraguan singer-songwriter. He was born in Managua, but spent his childhood and adolescence in Masaya. Career While he was studying in Chile, in 1973, Zúñiga recorded his first 45 rpm single with "Producciones Caracol", including as one side the David Gates' song " Everything I Own". At 17, during his first year of law school, he composed his first song, "Ventanillas" ("Little Windows"). In February 1974, he performed in the XV Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar. In October of that year, he obtained seventh place in the third edition of the OTI Festival, celebrated in Acapulco, Mexico, singing the song "Gaviota" ("Seagull"), which meant the first participation of Nicaragua in this Festival. The same year, he recorded his first album: "Del arco iris, una canción" ("A Song from the Rainbow"). In 1977 Zúñiga took part in XVIII Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, obtaining second place fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya
Masaya () is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada, Nicaragua, Granada and 31 km southeast of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the city takes its name. With an estimated population of 138,657 (2022), it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city, and is culturally known as the City of Flowers. History It is believed that the Nicaraos were the first people to dwell in the land of Masaya (the Chorotegas had also inhabited these areas). There is evidence of their settlements in small towns like Nindirí, Masaya, Nindiri, Niquinohomo and Monimbó from before the Spanish Conquest. One of the city's principle neighborhoods is Monimbó (which in Spanish means "close to the water") and is located very close to the lagoon. There is documented evidence that in the 6th century, Monimbó had a population of about 150 tribes. Pedrarias Davila initiated the conquest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Gatica
Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Biography Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He grew in a show business family. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero. Having celebrity relatives both in Mexico and in Puerto Rico, Gatica wanted to become a celebrity on his own since he was very young. Gatica participated in various theater plays and in some, not particularly notable, music groups as he grew. He struggled trying to follow in his parents' footsteps. His first big break came in 1983, when he was hired by Televisa to act in ''La fiera'', which is considered a contemporary classic among telenovelas. In 1984, he played ''Joel'' in ''Los años ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Flores
Laura Aurora Flores Heras (born August 23, 1963) is a Mexican actress, hostess and singer. Biography Laura Flores had a hit single "El Alma No Tiene Color" ("The Soul Has No Color"), which was a duet with Marco Antonio Solís taken from the album ''Me Quede Vacía'' which received a Gold album certificacion in Mexico. Solís also produced her album ''Nunca Hagas Lloras a Una Mujer'' (1995) which had four successful singles: "Antes de Que Te Vayas", "Porque Sé Que Me Mientes", the title track, and the Grupo Mojado cover " Te Felicito". which received airplay on the grupera charts in Mexico. Her first taste of stardom came when she joined ''Hermanos y Amigos'', whose band members were her family. The group carried out extensive tours in Mexico, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain for almost three years. Flores' desire to be better prepared in the field of acting led her to study acting in '' El Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa (CEA)''. Her first acting opportunity cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Tacuba
Café Tacuba (), stylized as Café Tacvba, is a band from Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Albarrán, Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Emmanuel del Real Díaz (keyboards, piano, Programming (music), programming, rhythm guitar, melodica, vocals), José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo (lead guitar, vocals), and Enrique "Quique" Rangel Arroyo (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals), their friend Roberto Silva played the keyboards for a short period of time. Since the ''Cuatro Caminos (album), Cuatro Caminos'' World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band, as well as Ramiro Del Real Díaz, who joined the band as a support musician playing the guitar since 2015. History Formation (1989–90) Previously known as "Alicia ya no vive aquí" (a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maná {group}
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band formed in 1981. Originally called Sombrero Verde, the current lineup of members is vocalist-guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González (musician), Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín and bassist Juan Calleros. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin Mexican music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 45 million records sold worldwide. Maná has earned four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, six Premios Juventud awards, 19 Billboard Latin Music Awards and 15 Premios Lo Nuestro awards. After performing under the name Sombrero Verde for six years, they renamed to Maná in 1986 and released their debut studio album, ''Maná (album), Maná'', in 1987. In 1992, the group released ''¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?'', which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide (over 700,000 copies in the US), becoming the best-selling Spanish-language rock a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
