Se Que Te Amo Los Temerarios

[Lina Drury]

Atthe turn of the twenty-first century, Los Temerarios found themselves kings of the hill in the regional Mexican subgenre known as grupero. The term refers to a band that plays ballads or tropical cumbias and does not give any member top billing.

Brothers Adolfo and Gustavo ngel realized they wanted to go into music in the late 1970s, when their father rented a rehearsal room to local musicians. In 1982 they recruited their cousin, Fernando, to play bass. They recorded their first album for CBS Records in 1983. Their first hits, the ballads "Copa Rota" and "Por Ella Lloramos los Dos," foreshadowed the group's penchant for sentimentality and drama. The deep-pocketed label insisted on providing them with a producer, but even as greenhorns, Los Temerarios took charge of production and arrangements. Adolfo writes most of their material, drawing from personal experience.

However, their twangy norteo-grupero fusions did not meet sales expectations, and in 1987 the group signed with the Monterrey, Mexico, independent label Disa. While there the group adapted to a more urban, ballad-centered sound. Gustavo's voice had matured into a piercing tenor that was equal parts Art Garfunkel and George Michael. Decked out in sport coats and slacks, the group added a pop sheen to a genre stigmatized by some in Mexico as working-class.

Los Temerarios reached a creative peak with the album Mi Vida Eres T (1991), whose stirring title track juxtaposed mariachi trumpets with a stately, echoing beat. The cumbia track "Esa Mujer" became a staple at Mexican dance halls thanks to Fernando's staccato bass lines and Adolfo's ethereal synthesizers.

The album was the first under the ngels' label, AFG Sigma Records, which eventually signed more than fifty artists but was locked in a hopeless battle for market share with the dominant player, FonoVisa. The Angels got out of the business side of things in 1996 when they sold AFG Sigma to FonoVisa. Their new label's promotional muscle helped make them Mexico's most popular grupero act by 1998.

As the 1990s ended, the group continued to evolve toward pop, using more acoustic guitar and piano and fewer drum machines. For the quintet's 2002 CD, Una Lgrima No Basta, Adolfo played a greater role, writing all the songs and singing or sharing lead vocals on four cuts. The title track, the album's first single, is a heartbreak-themed ballad with a doo-wop rhythm and calliope-sounding keyboard riffs. "Por Qu Ser," a lovely power ballad, uses steel guitar to impart country shadings. "Comer a Besos" demonstrates the subtle but contagious grooves of the group's cumbias. Unfortunately, Adolfo, who sings like a smoother, blander Ringo Starr, takes an ill-advised turn as lead vocalist on the track. Adolfo also sings lead on another creative track, the flamenco "Gitana Baila." Although he is a talented tunesmith, his lyrics are more simplistic than those of his songwriting idols, Juan Gabriel and Jos Alfredo Jimnez.

with the 1998 album cmo te recuerdo, which was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america for sales exceeding 1 million units, los temerarios became the best-selling act in grupero music.

los temerarios have always been more about a sound than poetic or deep lyrics, and cmo te recuerdo represents the culmination of their layered, echoing production. the title track presents a gorgeous introduction complete with acoustic guitar, congas, and strings. gustavo's honeyed tenor squeezes every last drop of conviction out of the heartbroken lyrics. "bella pero mala" incorporates touches of piano and twangy guitar. the track also illustrates adolfo's predilection for less-than-subtle lyrics about his personal life: "she fell in love with someone, and that someone left her alone, / all alone, and she came back," he proclaims with resignation. the album's design represented a quantum leap for the group, which left behind the low-budget packaging typical of the genre in favor of a twenty-four-page booklet. but it also took more than a worthy album to get them to the top of the grupero heap. the genre heavyweights los bukis and bronco broke up in 1996 and 1997, respectively, clearing the way for los temerarios, whose fraternal bond has held them together for over two decades.

Although Los Temerarios' tightrope walk between rootsy regional Mexican and sugary pop has sometimes alienated hardcore fans in both camps, their sugary melodies and inoffensive lyrics have helped them remain radio staples since the late 1980s.

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I have enjoyed los Temerarios since about 1991. The show itself is always awesome. This show I had an issue with the ticket website. First, the website would not allow the purchase of tickets for about a week. I finally got ahold of someone at the customer service number and it was fixed. Then when I purchased my tickets I selected the higher price 'general admission 1' instead of '

general admission 2' thinking that as in most cases the higher prices indicated better seating....boy was I wrong. There were no seats and I found out I paid the higher price for absolutely nothing. I asked around and other concert goers paid the general admission 2 price and received the same exact place in line as well as view of the show. That was very unprofessional to me. I realize it may not be the fault of the groups putting on the shows however; I do believe they should confirm and reconfirm that their fans who pay lots of money to see them, will be treated with good customer service and honesty. Otherwise people begin to lose interest not because of the bands but because of how shady the venue customer service reps are.

After half an hours worth of anticipation, for Fito Y Fitipaldis, this audience go absolutely wild when the lights fade to black and this fantastic rock act take to the stage picking up their guitars and having the best time rocking out.

Fue una regalo sorpresa para mi esposo que es fan #1 de ustedes y su reaccin fue asombrosa.... si fue algo indescriptible para mi fue como un sueńo el poder cantar sus canciones junto a los temerarios jamas imagine llegar a vivir ese momento para mi era algo muy importante el lograr estar en uno de sus conciertos 2/14/20 y gracias a mi maravillosa esposa por aserme mi sueńo realidad y gracias a los temerarios por existir por formar parte de mi historia gracias por ser los temerarios

Insanely well done, make sure to get there early or right on time. They start really quick. Other than that, if you know their songs you will love it. They play their classics and they mix it up with some great transitions and even other artists music!

Wish we had a chance to get closer to them guys when they were playing,,we, me n the wife couldn't take pictures not even with them on the background,,cus we weren't allowed to stand on the isles for a sec ,just to take a picture!!

I love the concert. It was our first time seeing live.All of The artist that were there i liked. Thank you for having this amazing website. I will keep using this app. To keep downloading my favorite artist, todo buy tickets

Love the show but place was horrible I will never go there again the line it was cold the place felt unsafe estructural not enough security in case of an emergency this place need to be replaced to a better location

The greatest concert I have been to and I have been to a lot. I travel to Reno to see them because I missed the last two times they were in Dallas. I will be attend their next one that is close to Dallas, Texas.

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