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La Mafia is a four-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.
History
La Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston, TX. Vocalist Oscar De La Rosa & producer/keyboardist/accordionist Armando Lichtenberger Jr. created an original style that survived various changes in the music industry. The band consists of Tim Ruiz on bass, David Delagarza on keyboards and background vocals, Eduardo Torres on drums, Viktor Pacheko on Guitar and Robbie Longoria on six bass and percussion. in 2007 The band has won 2 Grammys & 2 Latin Grammys was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Grammy for the album Eternamente Romanticos.
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.
Band members
Oscar De La Rosa - vocalist
Armando Lichtenberger Jr. - accordion, keyboards & Producer
David Delagarza III - Keyboards & Vocals
Tim Ruiz - bass
Eduardo Torres - drums
Viktor Pacheko - guitar
Robbie Longoria - six bass-percussions & Congas
Former members
Leonardo Gonzales (brother of Oscar De La Rosa Gonzales) - guitar
Robert Gonzalez - guitar & bass guitar
Marion Aquilina - guitar
Israel (Speedy) Villanueva - bass guitar
Adolf Alonso - bass guitar
Rudy Martinez bass guitar
Tony Rodriguez - drums
Mario Gonzalez - drums
Adam Mosqueda - drums
Jason Rodriguez - bass guitar
Michael Aguilar - drums
Jesse Moreno - Sax
Jesse Peralez - Sax
Rick Patino - Sax-Trumpet
David Flores - Sax
Joe Gonzales - drums
Discography
Since 1993, 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.
Studio albums
1980: La Mafia de Oscar y Leonardo Gonzales
1981: Only In Texas
1982: The Magnificent 7
1982: Honey (Cariño)
1983: Electrifying
1983: Mafia Mania
1984: Hot Stuff
1985: Neon Static
1985: Herencia Norteña
1986: La Mafia 1986
1987: A Todo Color
1988: Amame
1989: Xplosiv
1990: Enter the Future
1990: Con Tanto Amor
1991: Non-Stop (unreleased)
1991: Estas Tocando Fuego
1992: Ahora y Siempre
1994: Vida
1996: Un Millón de Rosas
1997: En Tus Manos
1998: Euforia
1999: Momentos
2000: Contigo
2001: Inconfundible
2004: Nube Pasajera
2004: Para El Pueblo
2008: Eternamente Romanticos
2014: Amor y Sexo
Compilations, Duets, And Live Abums
1981: La Mafia
1984: 15 Hits
1987: La Mafia Live
1991: Party Time
1991: 1991
1993: Nuestras Merjores Canciones - 17
1995: Puro Tejano
1995: Éxitos en Vivo
1998: Hits De Ceccion Vol. 1
2001: Para Enamorados
2002: Tejano All Stars
2003: Los Hits
2003: 30 Éxitos Insuperables
2006: Nuevamente
2006: La Historia de La Mafia: Los Exitos
2008: Leyendas
2011: La Mafia: Live In The 80s
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