Mexican Banda Machos made its debut with the release of a cassette format album called Serían las Dos. The group's breakthrough came after issuing Sangre de Indio, featuring a style known as la quebradita, popularized in Los Angeles' Latin circuit in the early '90s. In 1993, Banda Machos was awarded by Univisión's lo Nuestro for Revelation of... [+] Read More

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David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales are a Tejano band formed in Texas in the late '80s by accordion player Garza with several bandmates (some of whom are relatives): drummer Adam Garza, bassist Richard Garza and guitarist Armando De La Garza, as well as saxophone player Oscar Montemayor and multi-instrumentalist William O'Rourke. David Lee Garza... [+] Read More

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Gilberto Santa Rosa is one of the most successful vocalists in Puerto Rico. His albums have all achieved platinum status in Puerto Rico and Latin America and the Hispanic communities of the United States. Known as a master of "soneo," an improvisational vocal technique, Santa Rosa has recorded such Salsa hits as "Muneca" and "Cantante De... [+] Read More

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Affectionately known as the "Barbra Streisand of Tejano music" and "La Reina de la Onda Tejano (Queen of the Tejano Wave)," Laura Canales is one of the most successful artists to emerge from the borderlands between Texas and Mexico. The recipient of a dozen Tejano music awards, including Female Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the... [+] Read More

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Siblings Rafa, Luis and Tony Rosario formed the 14-piece merengue orchestra Hermanos Rosario in the Dominican Republic city of Higuey in May of 1978. As their popularity swelled in the years and decades to follow, the group issued a series of hit LPs including Bomba Mi Hermano, Insuperables, Los Dueños del Swing and Bomba 2000. ~ Jason Ankeny,... [+] Read More

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Los Temerarios' bubblegum ranchera has been the romantic soundtrack of millions of Mexican and Mexican-American youths' lives during the '90s. Combining elements of traditional Mexican ranchera music with keyboards, electric bass and stately percussion, they created a sound whose appeal frequently took them to the top tier of Billboard's Latin... [+] Read More

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Since the late '60s, San Jose, California's Los Tigres del Norte have been bringing their distinctive norteña music to audiences since 1972, and continue to set the standard to which other norteña bands aspire. Founding members included three Hernández brothers, Jorge, Raúl, and Hernán, and Oscar Lara, their cousin. Many of their songs were... [+] Read More

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Grupo Mazz was formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular Latin rhythms. They debuted in 1978 with Mazz, featuring the hit single "Comprendo Mi Amor." During the following... [+] Read More

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Ricky Martin was one of the biggest teen idols in Latin America during the '90s, and a major figure in American pop music by the end of the decade. A lead singer of Menudo, Martin was blessed with good looks and a nice voice, which helped him become a Latin music star. He also became an actor, earning praise from the Mexican motion picture... [+] Read More

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