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LosTemerarios are a Mexican Grupera band from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, started in 1977 by brothers Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel and their cousin Fernando Angel.[1] During their early years, they were known as Conjunto La Brisa.

Los Temerarios have recorded more than 20 albums and been honored with multiple awards and nominations that include two Grammy nominations, one Latin Grammy Award, an Excellence Award from Premio Lo Nuestro and another Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Billboard Music Awards. In 2016, they were inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2]

At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards of 2000, they received the award for best Mexican-American album. In 2005, they received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2005 Awards show. The aforementioned award has been given to only the maximum exponents in Latin music history. Similarly, in 2010, Los Temerarios received the Lifetime Achievement Award from 2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards held in Puerto Rico for their successful 30-year music career. In 2012, Los Temerarios received their star on the Las Vegas Walk of Fame.

Los Temerarios' bubblegum ranchera was the romantic soundtrack to millions of Mexican and Mexican-American youths' lives during the '90s. Using traditional rock percussion, they created a contemporary sound whose appeal frequently took them to the top tier of the Latin and Mexican Regional Music charts, in addition to placing a whopping 16 titles in the Top 200. Founded by brothers and singer/songwriters Adolfo and Gustavo Angel with their cousin Fernando Angel, they audaciously titled their first album Los 14 Grandes Hits de Los Temerarios in 1983. Ranchera was appended with electric instrumentation during the early '90s and their popularity snowballed. The band built their following with singles and crowd-pleasing live performances long before their records became best-sellers. In 1993, they commenced a two-decade run of charting dates with Mi Vida Eres T and 1995's Camino del Amor. 2000's En la Madrugada Se Fue was certified platinum by the RIAA after selling over a million units. 2008's Si T Te Vas was awarded Billboard's A La Msica Latina prize for Best Regional Mexican Album. Following the award, Los Temerarios received nominations for Latin Grammy and Lo Nuestro Awards, and took home an ASCAP award for the chart-topping single "Si T Te Vas."

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At the 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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Spend an evening of sheer romance in the company of the Angel brothers, Adolfo and Gustavo Angel. With a career spanning four decades, twenty albums and multiple award wins including two Grammy nominations, a Latin Grammy and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the gifted duo dominated the Latin Billboard charts in the 90s, forming part of the soundtrack to the lives of many a young listener. Don't miss the iconic duo as they hit US shores!

Fusing the balladry of the Mexican ranchera and cumbia music traditions with pop percussion, bass and melodic hooks, the brothers embody their name, which translates to The Fearless, to the fullest, unafraid to re-invent themselves and add modern techniques and sounds to their winning formula - Adolfo writes and arranges the soul-stirring songs, over which Gustavo's emotive lyrics and enchanting voice soar.

The highly-regarded Los Temerarios comes back to U.S. shores this fall to perform several more shows for their American fans. Last spring, Adolfo and Gustavo Angel delivered over 20 shows across the Americas. They sold out multiple shows in the tour, including their Los Angeles stop, as well as two back-to-back sold-out arena shows in Chicago. There is no question that the Latin Hall of Fame Inductees are one of the most in-demand Mexican performers in North America. This fall, they will see their fans in several more cities, including Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Los Temerarios moved on to release over 20 studio albums throughout their 45-year career. Their work has also resulted in numerous awards and nominations, including a Grammy nomination, a Latin Grammy Award, multiple Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Billboard Music Awards. In 2016, Los Temerarios was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Los Temerarios' bubblegum ranchera was the romantic soundtrack to millions of Mexican and Mexican-American youths' lives during the '90s. Using traditional rock percussion, they created a contemporary sound whose appeal frequently took them to the top tier of the Latin and Mexican Regional Music charts, in addition to placing a whopping 16 titles in the Top 200. Founded by brothers and singer/songwriters Adolfo and Gustavo Angel with their cousin Fernando Angel, they audaciously titled their first album Los 14 Grandes Hits de Los Temerarios in 1983. Ranchera was appended with electric instrumentation during the early '90s and their popularity snowballed. The band built their following with singles and crowd-pleasing live performances long before their records became best-sellers. In 1993, they commenced a two-decade run of charting dates with Mi Vida Eres T and 1995's Camino del Amor. 2000's En la Madrugada Se Fue was certified platinum by the RIAA after selling over a million units. 2008's Si T Te Vas was awarded Billboard's A La Msica Latina prize for Best Regional Mexican Album. Following the award, Los Temerarios received nominations for Latin Grammy and Lo Nuestro Awards, and took home an ASCAP award for the chart-topping single "Si T Te Vas." They are recipients of Latin Grammy and Premio Los Nuestro awards, and a Lifetime Achievement honor from the Latin Billboard Music Awards. In 2016, los Temerarios were inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2019, they re-recorded their best-known singles with a classical orchestra for Sin4onico. Brothers Adolfo (b. 1963) and Gustavo ngel Alba (b. 1968), from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico, were first exposed to the music business in the late '70s when their father rented a room in their house to local groups needing a place to rehearse. When the musicians left, the brothers would sneak in and practice tunes. They formed la Brisa in 1977, playing parties and weddings. They landed a record contract on CBS Mexico in 1983 and adopted their current moniker. Their early output comprised organ-driven ballads, rancheras, good-time cumbias, and even corridos. Local songwriter Samuel Guzman, who later penned hits for los Rehenes, wrote some of their early songs. However, los Temerarios failed to have a major impact until the Monterrey-based indie Disa signed them in the late '80s. By then, Gustavo's voice had developed into a sugary cross between Art Garfunkel and George Michael, and Adolfo's songwriting skills were advancing. Sentimental ballads "Tu Infame Engao" ("Your Infamous Deception"), "Ven Porque Te Necesito" ("Come, I Need You"), and "S Quiero Volver" ("Yes I Want to Come Back") solidified their reputation for dramatic melodies and pleading, if nave, lyrics. By 1991, the group consisted of Adolfo on keyboards, Gustavo on guitar, cousin Fernando Angel on bass, Mario Ortiz on drums, and Carlos Abrego on percussion. Along with Fernando, the brothers formed ngel Records in San Antonio in 1990 and released Lo Nuevo...Y lo Mejor (The New and the Best) the same year. This move caused legal difficulties with Disa, who claimed they still owed the company an album. The group continued releasing its U.S. material on ngel (later renamed AFG Sigma, the initials for Adolfo, Fernando, and Gustavo) but remained on Disa in Mexico until 1994. The significance of los Temerarios' venture into the business side of music cannot be understated. While Mexico-based labels specializing in onda grupera enjoyed rough parity, Fonovisa was the juggernaut in the United States. It was nearly impossible for acts on other labels to make Billboard's Latin singles chart. The fact that los Temerarios were racking up impressive chart numbers on their own label made them the most obvious chink in Fonovisa's armor. AFG Sigma bolstered its status as a real alternative when Temerarios protg Zeus made the album charts in 1992, and the label picked up veteran groups Mister Chivo from Fonovisa and Conjunto Primavera from Joey. But Zeus split up in 1993, and the label found itself with more bands than it could promote. By 1996, not even los Temerarios' singles were charting well. Former adversary Fonovisa made a generous offer to buy the company, and before the year was out, the deal was done. But of the dozens of acts signed to AFG Sigma, only los Temerarios and Conjunto Primavera got past Fonovisa's velvet rope, leaving the rest of the roster to find another deal. Fonovisa dramatically illustrated its way with radio when the fourth single from Camino del Amor (Path of Love), "Cuando Fuiste Ma" ("When You Were Mine") charted higher than the first, second, and third singles which had been released on AFG Sigma. Ironically, by then, Disa, EMI Latin, and PolyGram Latino had made inroads on Fonovisa's supremacy in the U.S. market. The 1991 release Mi Vida Eres T ("My Life Is You") propelled the group to superstardom. The unique sound of the title track, which backed mariachi instrumentation with electric bass and a dramatic crash on each bar's second beat, became a standard and spawned legions of imitators. Though four singles were released from the album, the material was so consistently strong that radio often played album tracks. Critics considered the lyrics banal, but young fans identified with the themes of romantic loss and heartbreak, influenced by the songwriting of Juan Gabriel and Jos Alfredo Jimenez. Fans also appreciated the group's jacket-and-tie dress code, which set them apart from polyester-clad contemporaries and soon inspired a host of imitators. The group added a calliope-like keyboard sound for its 1993 release Tu ltima Cancion (Your Last Song), and the soft rocker "Una Tarde Fue" ("It Was an Afternoon") featured steel guitar. Camino del Amor, from 1995, continued in the same vein, as the group straddled the line between pop balladry where it cited Kenny G and Neil Diamond as influences, and the mariachi-influenced style first heard on Mi Vida Eres T. Gustavo tried out a ranchera-influenced vibrato vocal on "Por Qu Te Conoc" ("Why Did I Get to Know You"), the first single from the 1998 album Cmo Te Recuerdo (How I Remember You) and the group's second number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks in the span of a year. The album offered no surprises. The spate of kidnappings that hit Mexico in the '90s affected the group, as the Angel brothers' father was kidnaped in 1997 in Zacatecas. He was returned alive but minus a finger. The group also ventured into movies, appearing in Sueo y Realidad (Dream and Reality) in 1993. In fall 2000, the band collected an award for Best Grupero Performance for En la Madrugada Se Fue at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards and enjoyed RIAA platinum certification after selling more than a million copies. The album Poemas Canciones y Romance was issued a year later. 2003's Tributo al Amor reached went all the way to number one; they followed suit the next year with Veintisiete. Throughout the decade, los Temerarios' recordings seldom scored outside the Top Ten. Between 2000 and 2010 they had seven number one albums and more than a dozen entries in the Top en. Among these was their best-selling album of all time, 2012's Mi Vida Sin Ti, netting three charting singles and placing at number two. Compilations followed over the next few years while the band lived on the road. In 2016 they were indicted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the spring of 2020, they released Sin4onico for Sony. The set included a dozen hits completely re-recorded with a symphony orchestra.

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