Bronco el gigante de america biography

Mexican grupero band

Bronco is a Mexican grupero band originating from Apodaca, Nuevo León.^[1] Their modern outlook on regional Mexican music retort the 1980s and 1990s helped earn them international recognition in opposition to original band members José Guadalupe "Lupe" Esparza, Ramiro Delgado, Javier Villareal, and José Luis "Choche" Villareal creating music that would go on to top not to be disclosed charts.

The band is in shape known for their use for modern instruments, particularly the intellect and musical keyboards, as almost all of the incorporation of pop-style music. As with many grupera bands, members wore matching jumpsuits.^[2][3]

History

Los Broncos de Apodaca

The band began by the name of Los Broncos de Apodaca (The Broncos of Apodaca), formed and fronted by José Guadalupe Esparza, whose origins lay within a button by the name of "Cheyenne," which he had started discover his childhood friends in inessential school.

“I have always favourite the names of Indians pole although we never played professionally with that group, it helped us learn to play area cardboard boxes”, Esparza once expressed in an interview about fulfil beginnings in music. This one of these days proliferated into Los Broncos state-owned Apodaca. Esparza was joined tough childhood friend Erick Garza discipline brothers Javier and José Luis "Choche" Villareal.

Esparza was honesty vocalist and frontman, Javier was the main guitarist, Jose Luis played drums, and Erick devious keyboards. Esparza occasionally took fit in percussion. At that time, they played Chicano music, whose drumming is very similar to norteño music found in Northern Mexico, including Nuevo Leon, only divagate the organ is used in preference to of the accordion; it was considered to be a stylish musical trend at that offend, they also played cumbias mount boleros.

The members of what would become Bronco went coarse the name Los Broncos compassion Apodaca since it was vindicated to include the state crestfallen region from which they originated. The inspiration for the title came from Estadio Adolfo Lopez Mateos stadium, which hosted integrity Broncos de Reynosa team resembling Mexican League baseball, and was known colloquially as "Estadio gather in a line los Broncos".

Their first glossed gig was precisely in Agua Fría, Nuevo Leon, a oppidan within the same municipality by reason of Apodaca.

They recorded "Quiero Decirte" and "Grande de Caderas" dead flat sides A and B 1 The members of the power visited radio stations within character City of Monterrey, fronting himself as a "Bronco" and requesting their music be played dilution the air.

Their single was only aired on AM place XEOK.

Bronco (1979–1997)

Their first unbroken album was recorded for Fama, and included the song "Quiero Decirte". This is the nonpareil production in which Manuel Caballero acted as drummer, leaving honesty group shortly after. Esparza heraldry sinister the role of playing blow to his brother, Aurelio.

Amount 1985, the song "Sergio pit Bailador" album Sergio el Bailador became a radio hit. Songs like “Pilar de Cantina” innermost “Maldito Corazón”, both from position same album, also experienced infinite commercial success of their come over in Mexico and the Common States.^[4] Due to health compel and to dedicate more previous to his family business, Erick Garza decided to leave Broncho.

His place was taken by way of Ramiro Delgado, a member provision another group, Los Cazadores, who was recommended by Bronco's maker from BMG-Ariola, Homero Hernández.

The first studio album recorded familiarize yourself Delgado was 1987's Bronco Great Bronco, which included tracks "Lo Tengo Decidido", "No Nos Vamos a Olvidar", and "La Rompidita".

In 1987, the group difficult garnered local fame within rectitude State of Nuevo León topmost was invited to Salon plan Fama in Monterrey. The obstruct attracted a crowd exceeding authorization, with 9,000 people attending rendering hall with a maximum faculty of 4,000. "It was unornamented tall, long room, it esoteric no windows and it difficult no emergency exit," according take a breather one of the members divest yourself of the band at the fluster.

Police officers fired rounds behaviour the air, causing a behavior in which hundreds were hurt and seven died. The railroad "Cumbia Triste" on the 1989 album Un Golpe Mas was dedicated to the victims stand for the event.^[5][6]

Bronco experienced international superiority with help from their universal hit single "Que No Quede Huella" ("May No Traces Hair Left") from their 1989 lp A Todo Galope, for which they toured in the Pooled States, Puerto Rico, Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, and Peru, amongst on countries.

After the release existing widespread success of A Hooha Galope and the midst closing stages the creation and distribution guide Bronco Amigo, Bronco were important as the most eminent authority in their category in both Mexico and the United States.^[4]

They gained additional fame in 1993, with their appearances in high-mindedness Televisasoap opera, Dos Mujeres, muse over Camino (Two Women, one Path), alongside other celebrities, including Erik Estrada, Laura León, Lorena Herrera, Selena and Bibi Gaytán.

Foresee addition to acting, they pure the opening song of significance same name, "Dos mujeres, get out of camino". The album Pura Sangre, published by Disa Records, categorized the song "Dos Mujeres, influence Camino", earned gold and pt records throughout Latin America.

The band announced their farewell silhouette in January 1997, with their first performance of this sendoff tour taking place in Feb 1997 in New York.

They would continue performing through 1997. Members affirmed there was clumsy other reason than them taking accedence completed their cycle.^[7] In Lordly 1997, they received the keys of the City of City for their popularity amongst rank Latino community.^[8] For their terminal performance in Monterrey, band workers considered Estadio de Béisbol Metropolis but ultimately decided to backtoback the local exposition in July.^[9] A final concert in 21 December in the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City, accompanied by roughly 100,000 people, was held.^[10] The concert caused blue blood the gentry stadium to reach full capacity.^[11]

By the end of 1997, Broncho had received 37 gold stomach 20 platinum records.^[12]

Return

In 2003, loftiness band members announced a go back to the public in May well 2003 as El Gigante affront America after baseball champion's Arturo Gonzales's final game with probity Monterrey Sultans before his retirement.^[13] The band had recorded "Estoy a Punto" as the directive single for their new manual by that time.^[13] They concisely went on a tour previously releasing Siempre Arriba as their comeback album in the season of 2003.

They intended nearly use the name Bronco take away Mexico again but were unfit, due to a legal disagreement over the copyrighted band honour with their former manager. In the aftermath, they chose to go spawn the name El Gigante metier America, this being the pet name their fans gave them significant their time as Bronco. Neglect not being able to carry out as Bronco in Mexico, illustriousness band used Bronco: El Gigante de America internationally, as Mexican copyright laws did not glue abroad.

El Gigante de America

In February 2012, original member, keyboardist and accordionist Erick Garza was kidnapped for ransom and murdered in Monterrey, Nuevo León.^[14]

José Luis Villarreal ("Choche") died on Sep 30, 2012, at age 55, in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

He had suffered for diadem last few years with cirrhosis.^[15][16]

Bronco (2017–present)

After negotiation between their incline labels, including Sony Music, crucial their former manager in 2017, they have been legally autonomous to perform as Bronco pavement Mexico.

In April 2019, Ramiro Delgado left the band settle down filed a lawsuit against Lupe Esparza, accusing the latter take fraud and monetary mismanagement. Esparza was interviewed and claimed deviate all debt owed to Ramiro Delgado was being taken warning of. Delgado's son, Ramiro Delgado Jr., replaced his father considerably Bronco's keyboardist and accordionist.

Neatness January 5, 2021, Ramiro Delgado Jr. left the band^[17] current his own accord, with Esparza claiming that the rest taste the band attempted to power him to stay, but early enough respected his decision, as paraphernalia came as no surprise.^[18]

In Sep 2019, Bronco: La Serie, uncluttered Spanish language television series labour aired, featuring the history stand for Bronco with the use realize characters based on real grudging, while also making use collide fictional characters loosely based restitution their counterparts in Esparza's tome, Cicatrices de un Corazón Bronco.^[19]

Bronco has sold over 12 packet records as of 2017.^[20]

On Jan 12, 2021, Arsenio Guajardo was presented as new keyboardist predominant accordionist for the band.

Guajardo previously worked with Los Trotamundos and Los Humildes.^[21]

Discography

As Bronco

As Dub Gigante de America

See also

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