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Regional Mexican band

Grupo Frontera
Also known as Frontera
Origin Edinburg, Texas, U.S.
Genres Regional Mexican Tejano Northeastern Norteño cumbia[1] country en Español
Years active 2022–present
Label VHR Music[2]
Members Adelaido "Payo" Solís III Juan Javier Cantú Julian Peña Jr. Alberto "Beto" Acosta Carlos Guerrero
Past members Carlos Zamora Brian Ortega
Website grupo-frontera.com

Grupo Frontera is an American regional Mexican band from Edinburg, Texas. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Adelaido "Payo" Solís III, accordionist and backing vocalist Juan Javier Cantú, congas player Julian Peña Jr., bajo quinto player Alberto "Beto" Acosta, and drummer Carlos Guerrero.

Grupo Frontera was formed in early 2022, originally performing at weddings and parties. This led them to release their debut EP in March of that year titled, En Vivo, Vol. 1. Their release includes covers of songs such as Vicente Fernández's "Estos Celos" and Diego Verdaguer's "La Ladrona".[3] A month later, they released their second EP, containing a cover of Morat's "No Se Va" which eventually went viral on TikTok and would chart at the end of the year.[1] In December 2022, a second collaboration with Fuerza Regida, after "911 (En Vivo)", titled "Bebé Dame" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs charts and peaked at number 25 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first top 40 hit.[4]

Carlos Zamora, Grupo Frontera's original bassist, left the band in late 2022 and was replaced by Brian Ortega.[5]

By May 2023, the band achieved its first top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the Bad Bunny collaboration "Un x100to". In response to this, Grupo Frontera announced a 23-date tour to begin in mid-2023. An article by Billboard considered the band's success integral in the breakthrough of the regional Mexican genre.[6] The band achieved fame through their norteño cumbias, but upon the release of their full-length debut album in August 2023, El Comienzo, they proved they could delve into other regional Mexican styles, as well as outside the genre.

The band released their second album, Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada on May 10, 2024. The album features songs incorporating country, R&B, electronic, and bachata genres. Guest appearances on the album include Christian Nodal, Maluma, Morat, and Nicki Nicole.[7][8]

Brian Ortega, Grupo Frontera's bassist, was fired from the band in July 2025.[9]

In 2025, after a video of one of the members' relatives dancing to Village People's "Y.M.C.A" went viral, the band received strong backlash and boycott calls from Mexican fans, who considered it an endorsement of American president Donald Trump.[10][11][12] The group responded twice to the controversy in February through Instagram denying any endorsement of Trump and expressing their support of Mexican people.[13][14]

Other charted and certified songs

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Awards and nominations

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  1. ^ "Dame Un Chance (La Cumbia Bélica)" did not enter the Hot Latin Songs chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Latin Airplay chart.[36]

  2. ^ "Quédate Conmigo" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[39]

  3. ^ "Ojitos Rojos" did not enter the Hot Latin Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart.[42]

  4. ^ "Ojitos Rojos" did not enter the Billboard Global 200 chart, but peaked at number 128 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.[43]

  5. ^ "Amor Propio" only appears on the Apple Music Edition of El Comienzo.[48]

  6. ^ "(Entre Paréntesis)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[39]

  7. ^ "Hecha Pa' Mi" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[39]

  8. ^ "¿Qué Te Parece?" did not enter the Hot Latin Songs chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart.[42]

  9. ^ "Hoy no me siento bien" did not enter the Hot Latin Songs chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Latin Airplay chart.[36]

  10. ^ a b "Latin Artist on the Rise: How Grupo Frontera Went From a Local Band to the Billboard Charts". Billboard. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

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  14. ^ "Grupo Frontera's hybrid Mexican music went global. On a new album, their genre-melding has no limits". Associated Press. 10 May 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

  15. ^ "Is Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny's 'Un x100to' Going to Be One of the Songs of the Summer?". Billboard. May 2, 2023. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

  16. ^ Garcia, Thania (2024-05-10). "Grupo Frontera Talk Venturing Into R&B and Country on New Album 'Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada' and Being Inspired by Shakira". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

  17. ^ Mier, Tomás (2024-05-08). "Grupo Frontera Unveils 'Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada' Track List, Cover Art". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

  18. ^ "Grupo Frontera bassist Brian Ortega leaves band". Valley Central. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

  19. ^ Cisneros, Víctor (February 3, 2025). "Grupo Frontera reacciona a críticas por presunto apoyo a Donald Trump y rechazo a migrantes" [Grupo Frontera react to critics for alleged support for Donald Trump and rejection to immigrants] (in European Spanish). Infobae. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.

  20. ^ Gomez, Leonelys (January 31, 2025). "Grupo Frontera Ignore Criticism for Allegedly Supporting Donald Trump". Latin Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

  21. ^ Esposito, Stefano; Colón, Ámbar (February 12, 2025). "Hacen petición para sacar a Grupo Frontera del Sueños Music Festival por supuesto apoyo a Trump" [Petition to remove Grupo Frontera from the Sueños Music Festival is made for alleged support for Trump]. Chicago Sun-Times (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

  22. ^ Peters, Mitchell (February 8, 2025). "Grupo Frontera Breaks Silence After Backlash Over Alleged Donald Trump Support". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

  23. ^ Segura Clemens, Johan Kalet (February 23, 2025). "Grupo Frontera rompe el silencio tras cancelación por supuestamente apoyar a Trump: 'Somos migrantes'" [Grupo Frontera breaks silence after cancellation for supposedly supporting Trump: 'We are migrants']. Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

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  29. ^ "En Vivo, Vol.1 (En Vivo) – EP by Grupo Frontera". Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Apple Music.

  30. ^ "No Se Va (En Vivo) – EP by Grupo Frontera". Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Apple Music.

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  37. ^ "Grupo Frontera Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

  38. ^ "Grupo Frontera Chart History: Ecuador Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

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  43. ^ "Me gustas (En Vivo) – Single by Israel Morales". Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Apple Music.

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  52. ^ "Grupo Frontera Chart History: Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

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  63. ^ "ÁNGEL - Single - Album by Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos". Apple Music. July 25, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

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  67. ^ "¿Qué Te Parece? - Single - Album by Grupo Frontera & Óscar Maydon". Apple Music. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

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