René y René was a
Latin pop
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duo from
Laredo,
Texas
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. Composed of René Ornelas (born August 26, 1936) and René Herrera (October 2, 1935 - December 20, 2005), the group scored two
hit single
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s in the
U.S.
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in the 1960s. 1964's "
Angelito" ("Little Angel") peaked at #43 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart
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,
Billboard
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Allmusic.com and 1969's "Lo Mucho que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)" hit #2 on the
Adult Contemporary chart,
[ #14 on the Hot 100 chart, and #15 in Canada.
René y René were among the first Chicano artists to appear on '']American Bandstand
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'' (August 8, 1964). They were inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Tejano ROOTS Hall of Fame in 2001.
KTRK Houston: Pop-tejano musician dies at age 70
René Ornelas was still performing (under the name "René René") as of 2010.
Selected discography
Singles:
*
Angelito / Write Me Soon 1964
* Little Vagabond / Little Peanuts 1964
* Yo Te Lo Dije (I Could Have Told You) / Pretty Flower Fade Away 1964
* Please Don't Bother / Undecided 1964
*
Chantilly Lace (song), Chantilly Lace / I'm Not The Only One (No Soy El Unico) 1965
* Loving You Could Hurt Me So / Little Diamonds 1965
* Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) / Mornin' 1968
* Las Cosas / You Will Cry 1969
* Enchilada Jose / Lloraras 1969
* Love Is For The Two Of Us / Sally Tosis 1969
* My Amigo Jose / Good Ole Days 1970
See also
*
List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
External links
*
*
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXDb5ktGQ_8 "Angelito" - Performance on American Bandstand
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX1d_dWxoro "Este Amor de los Dos" - Performance on the Val De La O Show
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHDesR_GlTg "Tequila" - Music Video
1936 births
Living people
Musical duos from Texas
Tejano musicians
White Whale Records artists
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