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American musical group

This article is about the Texas band. For the Los Angeles mafia organization, see L.A. Mafia. For other uses, see Mafia (disambiguation).

La Mafia
La Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa shaking hands with fans at a concertLa Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa shaking hands with fans at a concert
Background information
Also known as 049408
Origin Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Tejano, Grupero
Years active 1980–present
Labels Urbana Records, Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2017-present)
Members Oscar De La Rosa - VocalistArmando (Mando) Lichtenberger Jr. - Accordion, keyboards and producerRudy Martinez - Bass guitarAlan Lopez - DrumsDavid Delagarza III - Keyboards & background vocalsVictor Pacheco - GuitarRobbie Longoria - Bajo Sexto -percussions & congas
Past members Leonardo Gonzales - guitar Robert Gonzales - guitar & bass guitarMarion Aquilina - guitarIsrael (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitarAdolf Alonso - bass guitarTim Ruiz - bass guitarJason Rodriguez - bass guitarTony Rodriguez - drumsMario Gonzalez - drumsAdam Mosqueda - drumsMichael Aguilar - drums (1986-2004)Jesse Moreno - saxJesse Peralez - saxRick Patino - sax-trumpetDavid Flores - saxJoe Gonzales - drums Eduardo Torres - drums
Website http://www.lamafia.com

La Mafia is an American five-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, Texas. Vocalist Oscar De La Rosa & producer Armando Lichtenberger Jr. created an original style that survived various changes in the music industry. The band consists of Oscar De La Rosa on vocals, Armando Lichtenberger Jr. on Keyboard & Accordion, Rudy Martinez on bass, David De La Garza on keyboards and background vocals, Alan Lopez on drums, Victor Pacheco on Guitar and Robbie Longoria on bajo-sexto & percussion . In 2007 the band won 2 Grammys & 3 Latin Grammys and was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Grammy for the album Eternamente Romanticos. In 2020, the group won a Latin Grammy award for its 2019 album “Live in Mexico.”

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.

Since 1994, La Mafia has recorded each of its hits at its own Urbana Recording Studios, including the million-selling Estas Tocando Fuego and Ahora y Siempre. The band has recorded 35 albums and CDs, not including dozens of compilation and greatest hits releases.

Compilations, duets, and live albums

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Awards and recognitions

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La Mafia received Grammy Awards for its CDs Un Millón de Rosas (1997) and En Tus Manos (1998) and Latin Grammy Awards for its CDs Para El Pueblo(2005),Nuevamente(2006), and “Live in Mexico” (2020). 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.

La Mafia received the first Billboard Hot Latin Song of the Year (formally Hot Latin Track of the Year) in 1994 for their timeless hit "Me Estoy Enamorando."[1]

  1. ^ "All the Hot Latin Song of the Year Winners in Billboard Latin Music Awards History". Billboard.