La Mafia
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La Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa shaking hands with fans at a concert
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Genres | Tejano, Latin pop |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Urbana Records |
| Website | http://www.lamafia.com |
| Members |
Oscar De La Rosa - Vocalist Armando (Mando) Lichtenberger Jr. - accordion, keyboards and Producer Tim Ruiz - bass Eduardo Torres - drums David De La Garza- keyboards & background vocals Viktor Pacheco - guitar Robbie Longoria - six bass-percussions |
| Past members | Leonardo Gonzales - guitar Robert Gonzales - guitar & bass guitar Marion Aquilina - guitar Israel (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitar Adolf Alonso - bass guitar Rudy Martinez - bass guitar Jason Rodriguez - bass guitar Tony Rodriguez - drums Mario Gonzalez - drums Adam Mosqueda - drums Michael Aguilar - drums Jesse Moreno - sax Jesse Peralez - sax Rick Patino - sax-trumpet David Flores - sax Joe Gonzales - drums |
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.
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 at the Houston Astrodome.
Since 1993, La Mafia has recorded each of its hits at its own Urbana Recording Studios, including the million-selling and Ahora y Siempre. The band has recorded 35 albums and CDs, not including dozens of compilation and greatest hits releases.
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.
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