Also known as 049408 Labels Urbana Records | Years active 1980–present | |
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Past members Leonardo Gonzales - guitarRobert Gonzales - guitar & bass guitarMarion Aquilina - guitarIsrael (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitarAdolf Alonso - bass guitarRudy Martinez - bass guitarJason Rodriguez - bass guitarTony Rodriguez - drumsMario Gonzalez - drumsAdam Mosqueda - drumsMichael Aguilar - drumsJesse Moreno - saxJesse Peralez - saxRick Patino - sax-trumpetDavid Flores - saxJoe Gonzales - drums Members Oscar De La Rosa, Armando Lichtenberger Jr., David De La Garza, Tim Ruiz, Viktor Pacheco, Joe Gonzales Awards Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Albums Profiles | ||
La Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, and has charted a course as a Latin music band.
Contents
- History
- Band Members
- Former Members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilations duets and live albums
- Awards and recognitions
- Songs
- References
History
La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Oscar De La Rosa & producer/keyboardist/accordionist Armando Lichtenberger Jr. created an original style that survived various changes in the music industry. The band consists of Tim Ruiz on bass, David de la Garza on keyboards and background vocals, Eduardo Torres on drums, Viktor Pacheco on Guitar and Robbie Longoria on six bass and percussion. in 2007 The band has won 2 Grammys & 2 Latin Grammys was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Grammy for the album Eternamente Romanticos.
La Mafia, seeking to expand their musical horizons, began touring extensively in Mexico and Latin America beginning in the late 1980s. The practice of Mexican-American artists performing in Mexico on a large scale was unheard of before La Mafia. Back home, La Mafia has performed in front of three record-setting crowds at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome.
Band Members
Former Members
Discography
Since 1993, La Mafia has recorded each of its hits at its own Urbana Recording Studios, including the million-selling Estas Tocando Fuego and Ahora y Siempre. The band has recorded 35 albums and CDs, not including dozens of compilation and greatest hits releases.
Studio albums
Compilations, duets and live albums
Awards and recognitions
La Mafia received Grammy Awards for its CDs Un Millón de Rosas and En Tus Manos and Latin Grammy Awards for its CDs Para El Pueblo and Nuevamente. It also has received eight Premio Lo Nuestro Awards and 12 Tejano Music Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter, numerous Billboard awards and was listed in the top 10 Billboard Latin Artists for the entire decade of the 1990s, ranking La Mafia as the most successful Latin artist Houston has ever produced.
Songs
Me Estoy EnamorandoAhora Y Siempre · 1992
Un Millon de RosasUn Millón De Rosas · 1996
Nuestra CanciónEstas Tocando Fuego · 1991