Cristian Castro
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Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award
-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."
and comedian Manuel "El Loco" Valdes
. Castro also has a younger brother named Michelle Sáez Castro, his uncle is José Alberto "el Guero" Castro and his aunt is Beatriz Castro, who both are producers. As a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela
named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he appeared on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal
.
Castro is one of the best selling Latin artists and has worked with renowned Latin producers including Kike Santander
, Rudy Pérez
, and Richard Daniel Roman
.
. Castro dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo, titled "Puerto Rico" as a way of thanking the Puerto Rican public for supporting his career. He also modified his singing voice from the deep voice he employed in Agua Nueva to a softer one that he currently uses. His song, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte
(I Will Never Forget You), became his first number-one hit at the Hot Latin Tracks charts in 1993 helped launched his career. Castro became an international teen idol and sex symbol almost instantly after he began touring, and he began what has been a fructiferous international singing career.
Cristian has also done voiceover theme songs for telenovelas such as La Mujer De Madera (The Woman of Wood), Angela, and Morelia. In 1994, Cristian released "El Camino Del Alma". The album hit, Mañana, meaning Tomorrow, a song composed by Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel
which was titled, Mañana, Mañana. In 1995, he released the single Morelia for the novela of the same name. He also released a stand-alone single, Vuelveme a Querer which hit #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks (held off by Enrique Iglesias
' debut single Si Tú Te Vas
). In 1996, Cristian released El Deseo De Oir Tu Voz (The Wish To Hear Your Voice) which featured hits such as Morelia, Amor, Amarte a Ti, and the title track.
with the release of Lo Mejor De Mi. Famous pianist Raúl di Blasio
did the piano work for the song "Después De Tí...¿Qué?" (After You...What?). The album was nominated "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". Following the album's success, Castro sang in duets with other singers such as Olga Tañón
, Grupo Limite
, and José Alfredo Jiménez
. In 1999 he released Mi Vida Sin tu Amor
, which won him many credits because it had four singles to go in the Top ten of Billboard's Hot Latin tracks ("Alguna Vez" #2, "Por Amarte Asi" #3, Mi Vida Sin tu Amor #3, Volver a Amar #4). In 2001, he released Azul, which won "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". In 2005, he released Galltio Feliz, a collection of his childhood songs, and Días Felices with "Amor Eterno" and "Sin Tu Amor" as the album hit.
"El Piruli", in which he sung Mil Besos. On June 26, 2007, Castro released his first mariachi album, El Indomable, which was produced by Vicente Fernandez
, and released the single from the album, "Tu Retirada".
Castro announced that the divorce with Valeria has led him to bankruptcy
. A new album, "El culpable soy yo", was released on April 28, 2009. He sang at the "Latin Grammy Celebra José José
" ceremony and is said to have made one of the best tributes to his idol. On September 28, 2010, he released the single "La Nave del Olvido"and "Amor, Amor" as part of his tribute album to José José, Viva el Principe
. In 2011, a follow-up to Viva el prícipe is being recorded under the title Mi Amigo el Príncipe. He sang alongside the group Westlife a song called "Flying Without Wings" previously released on their album Where We Are.
In September 2011, Cristian Castro created a hilarious video with mun2
that featured his secret life as a "Metalero."
Compilation Albums
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."
Biography
He is the son of renowned actress and singer Verónica CastroVerónica Castro
Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....
and comedian Manuel "El Loco" Valdes
Manuel Valdés
Manuel "El Loco" Valdés is a Mexican actor and comedian, member of the Valdés family. He is the brother of Ramón Valdez , from the sitcom "El Chavo", and Germán Valdez...
. Castro also has a younger brother named Michelle Sáez Castro, his uncle is José Alberto "el Guero" Castro and his aunt is Beatriz Castro, who both are producers. As a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he appeared on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
.
Castro is one of the best selling Latin artists and has worked with renowned Latin producers including Kike Santander
Kike Santander
Dr. Flavio Enrique Santander Lora, commonly known as Kike Santander, is a Colombian composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Christian Castro, Thalía, Chayanne,...
, Rudy Pérez
Rudy Pérez
Rudy Pérez is a Cuban American composer, producer and Sound engineer specialized in Latin Ballad whose songs have been very successful. He is considered one of the most outstanding creators in the field of international pop music...
, and Richard Daniel Roman
Richard Daniel Roman
Richard Daniel Roman is a British songwriter, composer, singer, record producer, photographer, mystic and poet best known for his work with pop musicians.-Biography:...
.
Beginning career
Castro began his singing career in 1992 with the release of Agua Nueva. After participating in various telenovelas and recording some albums as a teenager, Castro began his "internationalization" in 1993, starting with concerts in Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Castro dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo, titled "Puerto Rico" as a way of thanking the Puerto Rican public for supporting his career. He also modified his singing voice from the deep voice he employed in Agua Nueva to a softer one that he currently uses. His song, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte
Nunca Voy a Olvidarte
"Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" is a song written by Roberto Belester and first recorded by Mexican band Bronco in 1992. The track was covered the following year by fellow Mexican singer Cristian Castro becoming one of his signature songs and also his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin...
(I Will Never Forget You), became his first number-one hit at the Hot Latin Tracks charts in 1993 helped launched his career. Castro became an international teen idol and sex symbol almost instantly after he began touring, and he began what has been a fructiferous international singing career.
Cristian has also done voiceover theme songs for telenovelas such as La Mujer De Madera (The Woman of Wood), Angela, and Morelia. In 1994, Cristian released "El Camino Del Alma". The album hit, Mañana, meaning Tomorrow, a song composed by Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel
Alberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
which was titled, Mañana, Mañana. In 1995, he released the single Morelia for the novela of the same name. He also released a stand-alone single, Vuelveme a Querer which hit #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks (held off by Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
' debut single Si Tú Te Vas
Si Tú Te Vas
"Si tú te vas" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut album.-Song information:...
). In 1996, Cristian released El Deseo De Oir Tu Voz (The Wish To Hear Your Voice) which featured hits such as Morelia, Amor, Amarte a Ti, and the title track.
1997–2005
In 1997, Castro left Fonovisa and began contract to BMGBMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
with the release of Lo Mejor De Mi. Famous pianist Raúl di Blasio
Raúl di Blasio
Raúl di Blasio is an Argentine latin jazz and easy listening pianist.- Life :Born in Zapala, Argentina, Raúl Di Blasio showed a great interest in piano at the age of six. After his parents' recommendations that he should study music, he began to pursue piano as a career.Di Blasio practiced piano...
did the piano work for the song "Después De Tí...¿Qué?" (After You...What?). The album was nominated "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". Following the album's success, Castro sang in duets with other singers such as Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
, Grupo Limite
Grupo Límite
Grupo Límite, or Límite, was a Mexican ranchera band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1995. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.-History:...
, and José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style whose songs are considered an integral part of Mexico's musical heritage....
. In 1999 he released Mi Vida Sin tu Amor
Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor
Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor is a Latin Pop album by Cristian Castro released in 1999. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album of 2000. The Song Verónica is and was written for his Superstar mother Actress/Singer Verónica Castro...
, which won him many credits because it had four singles to go in the Top ten of Billboard's Hot Latin tracks ("Alguna Vez" #2, "Por Amarte Asi" #3, Mi Vida Sin tu Amor #3, Volver a Amar #4). In 2001, he released Azul, which won "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". In 2005, he released Galltio Feliz, a collection of his childhood songs, and Días Felices with "Amor Eterno" and "Sin Tu Amor" as the album hit.
2006-Present
In 2006, Castro contributed on a tribute work to Victor YturbeVictor Yturbe
Víctor Yturbe was a Mexican singer, nicknamed "El Pirulí"....
"El Piruli", in which he sung Mil Besos. On June 26, 2007, Castro released his first mariachi album, El Indomable, which was produced by Vicente Fernandez
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...
, and released the single from the album, "Tu Retirada".
Castro announced that the divorce with Valeria has led him to bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
. A new album, "El culpable soy yo", was released on April 28, 2009. He sang at the "Latin Grammy Celebra José José
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...
" ceremony and is said to have made one of the best tributes to his idol. On September 28, 2010, he released the single "La Nave del Olvido"and "Amor, Amor" as part of his tribute album to José José, Viva el Principe
Viva el príncipe
Viva el principe is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro by Universal Music Latino. The album is a tribute to José José whom Castro considers his musical idol. The album consists of ten tracks in addition to a poem recited by José José...
. In 2011, a follow-up to Viva el prícipe is being recorded under the title Mi Amigo el Príncipe. He sang alongside the group Westlife a song called "Flying Without Wings" previously released on their album Where We Are.
In September 2011, Cristian Castro created a hilarious video with mun2
Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
that featured his secret life as a "Metalero."
Discography
Studio Albums- Agua NuevaAgua NuevaAgua Nueva is the debut album by Mexican pop singer, Cristian Castro, it was released in 1992. It was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1993.-Track listing:# "Sólo Dame Una Noche"# "Siempre Estarás Conmigo"# "Junto A Ti"...
(1992) - Un Segundo en el TiempoUn Segundo en el TiempoUn Segundo en el Tiempo is the second album by Latin Superstar Cristian Castro, it was released in 1993. The album itself did not chart on the Billboard, however, the track, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte, reached #1 on Hot Latin Tracks of 1993.-Track listing:...
(1993) - El Camino del AlmaEl Camino del AlmaEl Camino del Alma is the third album released by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro. Its major hit was the cover Juan Gabriel's "Mañana, Mañana"...
(1994) - El Deseo de Oír Tu VozEl Deseo de Oír Tu VozEl Deseo De Oír Tu Voz is the fourth album by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro. It was the last album to be released under Fonovisa label. The song, Morelia, was previously used as the main theme for the telenovela of the same name...
(1996) - Lo Mejor de MíLo Mejor De MiLo Mejor de Mí is a Latin Pop album by Cristian Castro, credited for this recording simply as "Cristian."This album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the Grammy Awards of 1998, losing to Romances by Luis Miguel...
(1997) - Mi Vida Sin Tu AmorMi Vida Sin Tu AmorMi Vida Sin Tu Amor is a Latin Pop album by Cristian Castro released in 1999. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album of 2000. The Song Verónica is and was written for his Superstar mother Actress/Singer Verónica Castro...
(1999) - Azul (2001)
- Amar EsAmar EsAmar Es is a music album by Mexican pop performer Cristian Castro in 2003. It is notable for its eclectic use of languages and musical styles. The song Why, for example, is in English, whilst the single No Hace Falta combines Japanese and Latin pop...
(2003) - Hoy Quiero SoñarHoy Quiero Soñar-Track listing:# Una Canción Para Ti# Imagina# Tu Vida Con La Mía# Quédate En Mis Brazos# Te Buscaría# Atrévete# Silencio# Mi Castigo, Tu Desgracia# Qué Me Van A Hablar De Amor# Vamos A Bailar# Yo Dudo Que Con Él# Hoy Quiero Soñar-Personnel:*Juan E...
(2004) - Días FelicesDías FelicesDias Felices is a Latin pop album by Cristian Castro. It was released in 2005. Both the album and the song, Amor Eterno, were nominated for Pop Album of the Year and Pop Song of the Year in the Premios Lo Nuestro Awards of 2007.-Track listing:#Sin Tu Amor...
(2005) - El IndomableEl IndomableEl Indomable is an album by Cristian Castro. It was his first ranchera and mariachi crossover attempt. It is produced by Pedro Ramírez and Vicente Fernández. The first single from the album is José Alfredo Jiménez's "Tu Retirada". As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 12,868 copies in the US...
(2007) - El Culpable Soy YoEl Culpable Soy YoEl Culpable Soy Yo is an album by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro, It was released in 2009. The album was produced by A.B. Quintanilla. The 5th song on the album features his grandmother Socorro Castro mother of Verónica Castro. On June 29, 2009, the album was certified gold...
(2009) - Viva el PrincipeViva el príncipeViva el principe is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro by Universal Music Latino. The album is a tribute to José José whom Castro considers his musical idol. The album consists of ten tracks in addition to a poem recited by José José...
(2010) - Mi Amigo el Principe (2011)
Compilation Albums
- Exitos (1996)
- Mis Mejores Momentos: Para Colecccioni (1997)
- Grandes Exitos (2002)
- Nunca Voy a Olvidarte...Los Exitos (2005)
External links
- Official Website Official Cristian website
- Official MySpace
- Cristian Castro at the telenovela database
- Cristian Castro on UnivisionUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
- Cristian Castro on esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....
- Action4Justice re Christian Castro