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Group Members: Mario Quintero
All Music Guide:
Los Tucanes de Tijuana was formed by vocalist/guitarist Mario Quintero Lara, vocalist/accordionist Joel Higuera, drummer David Servin and bassist Mario Moreno. The quartet began recording and soon signed a contract with Alacran Records, which released 14 Tucanazos Bien Pesados and Mundo de Amor in 1995. The albums fared so well that Los Tucanes de Tijuana earned a contract with EMI Latin. The group has also recorded for Unisono and Cintas Acuario, releasing Amor Platonico in 1998; their Nuestras Primeras Canciones Vol. 1 collection appeared the same year, as did Los Mas Buscados.Me Gusta Burlar la Ley was issued in September 2000. Mi Gusta Vivir de Noche followed on Universal Latino later that fall and Claves, Masacres Y Fugas and Mission Especial were both released in early 2001.
Wikipedia:
Los Tucanes de Tijuana is a Latino Regional Band founded on April 13, 1987 by Mario Quintero Lara and a group of talented friends in the City of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They came from humble beginnings, starting their musical career by playing in nightclubs. They rose to become the most successful and sought after Norteño band in Mexico, Latin America and the United States. They are by far the global ambassadors of Norteña music and Corrido ballads.
The Band
Their fast paced and energizing music, such as El Tucanazo, has attracted the attention of the Ministry of Tourism for the Republic of Mexico which, through its advertising agency, asked Mario Quintero Lara to pen a song "Mexico Es Tu Casa" "Mexico Is Your Home" to promote tourism in Mexico. They are also the first Regional Mexican Norteño band to win an international film award receiving an Angel Film Award at the Monaco International Film Festival in November 2007 for a musical documentary.
They are eight-time Grammy nominees and have received numerous music awards in Mexico, the Americas and Europe. They have sold over 13,000,000 albums and are proud to note among their achievements several gold, platinum and multiplatinum records. They have filled to capacity highly important venues in the United States and Mexico such as Dodgers Stadium, the Astrodome, Estadio Azteca, and have had concerts at Central Park in New York City and the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City where the crowds easily surpassed 120,000 fans. Los Tucanes De Tijuana average 120 engagements per year, more than 5 million attendees have enjoyed their concerts, in addition to their performances in the strip clubs of the valley of Texas.
Radio Hits
Mundo de AmorMis Tres AnimalesLa ChonaClave PrivadaEl CentenarioClave NuevaMe Robaste El CorazónSecuestro De AmorHacemos Bonita ParejaLa PiñataEl TucanazoEs VerdadSeis Pies Boca AbajoAndo Bien ArregladoTus VerdadesDesde Que Te AmoEspejeandoHotel CorazónMadre SolteraEl HerederoAmor PlatónicoMe Haces Mucha FaltaDe Tin MarínEl ResbalónLas HeladasMe Gusta Vivir De NocheMis Tres ViejasEl Amor SoñadoLa Gran NochePromesasDéjate QuererEl CachorroNuestro DestinoJugo a la VidaLa Chica SexyPromesasSuena la BandaQuiero que seamos NoviosMi ExEl SinvergüenzaEl Águila BlancaMi Amor InseparableAmor DescaradoEl Virus del AmorComo La VesLuna LlenaFiesta en La SierraSiempre ContigoSin Ti Soy un LocoAmante de Lo BuenoEl Papa de Los PollitosEl MZSe Fue Mi AmorPropiedad PrivadaSoy Todo TuyoEl Tío BorrachalesEl Jefe de la SierraCompilations
15 KILATES DE AMOR - (1997 UNIVERSAL)
14 TUCANAZ0S BIEN PICUDOS - (1997 UNIVERSAL)
DE FIESTA CON LOS TUCANES - (1998 UNIVERSAL)
LA MOVIDAS DE LOS TUCANES - (1999 AZTECA MUSIC)
32 CORRIDOS LIDERES - (2001 LIDERES/UNIVERSAL)
LAS ROMANTICAS DE LOS TUCANES - (2001 UNIVERSAL)
16 CORRIDOS LIDERES VOL.1 - (2003 LIDERES/UNIVERSAL)
16 CORRIDOS LIDERES VOL.2 - (2003 LIDERES/UNIVERSAL)
LA TERNURA DE LOS TUCANES - (2003 LIDERES/UNIVERSAL)
TERAPIAS A LA MEXICANA - (2004 UNIVERSAL)
PURO AMOR - (2004 LIDERES/UNIVERSAL)
LA MEJOR COLECCIÓN DE CANCIONES - (2007 UNIVISION MUSIC)
LA MEJOR COLECCIÓN DE CORRIDOS - (2007 UNIVISION MUSIC)
NUESTRA HISTORIA PRIMERA ETAPA-Videoclips - (2007 UNIVISION MUSIC)
SERIE DIAMANTE - (2010 UNIVISION MUSIC)
Awards
Mexico - EL HERALDO Award - Musical Group of the YearNew York -The GLOBO Award "Best Group of the Year" & "Best Album of the Year "AMOR PLATONICO 1999New York- Mexican Consulate - Recognition - "Most Popular Music Group" at The Civic Center, Manhattan Island -1999Las Vegas- Walk of the Stars- Los Tucanes De Tijuana- MGM Grand Hotel - September 11, 2008 http://lasvegaswalkofstars.com/Los Angeles- 24 BMI Awards "Best Song Writer" & "Most Played Songs" at the Hispanic radio stations in USAThe GRAMMY Museum -Presented the First Spanish-Language Program Features Performance "Nuestra Historia": By Los Tucanes de Tijuana" and Storytelling by World-Renowned Mexican Band. For our first-ever Spanish-only program," said Executive Director Robert Santelli, the Museum was thrilled to welcome such a widely-beloved and record-setting band.
The PROCLAMATION from the cities of: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Oklahoma, Chicago, Houston.
8 Nominations to The Grammy's Latino & American30 Records - Gold -Certificates from the RIAA27 Records - Platinum -Certificates from the RIAA42 Video clips of Los Tucanes De Tijuana, with the most beautiful women such as: Alicia Machado, Vanesa Villela, Cosntenza Lopez, Paty Alvarez, Odalys Garcia, Luz Elena Gonzalez, Galiliea Montijo, Eugenia Cauduro, Aline Hernandez, Susana Gonzalez, Adriana Fonseca, Manola Diez, Lisha Wilkings, Lucia Mendez, Barbara Mory, Ivonne Montero, Claudia Lizaldi, Fabiola Campomanes, Jackeline Arroyo, Marlene Favela, "Nuestra Belleza Nayarit" Tania Vázquez, Jimena, Mariana Seone, Gaby Ramirez, Noelia & much more, & the special participation of the greatest actors & Comedians in Mexico: Joaquin Cordero & Teo Gonzalez.Official Site
