La Fiebre is a Tejano

Tejano music

Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...

 music band that made its way to the top of Latin

Latin

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 music charts from Pasadena, Texas

Pasadena, Texas

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. The musical group La Fiebre has become one of Latin Music’s most influential bands standing with other major Tex-Mex

Tex-Mex

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 bands such as La Mafia

La Mafia

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 and La Sombra

La Sombra

La Sombra de Chicago or La Sombra de Tony Guerrero is a Tejano band originally from Chicago, IL. The group was widely popular during the late 1980s and most of the 1990s, often described as "the number one show band in the U.S.A." and "the world." La Sombra is credited with over 20 major studio...

, paving the way for future Tejano bands.

History

In 1986 a small band from Pasadena Texas without a name, would begin to attract the attention of Tejano music listeners. After suffering from several fevers due to trying to develop a name for themselves, the group finally settled on the name La Fiebre,” which translates to "The Fever" in English. The original band members consisted of Ricardo Garza jr.,Pedro Ananis Espinoza, Rudy Rocha, Joe Angel Reynosa, Luis Ayala, Juan Manuel "Johnny" Tristan, and Eric Jimenez. In 1987 the group recorded their very first album under their own label and titled it Contagious. This album gave them their first two charted songs, "Vestida De Color De Rosa" and "Por Tu Culpa". Their later album, On The Rise produced in 1991 gave the group their first smash hit, "Borracho De Besos". The album became platinum and sold over 100,000 copies in the United States and was on the Billboard magazine chart for several weeks. In 1996 the group began to part ways. Eric Jimenez was the first to leave the group in order to write and produce for other artists. In February of 1997 La Fiebre left EMI

EMI

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 Latin records and signed on with Freddie Records. Shortly after the release of their album, Fenomenal Luis Ayala left the group for personal reasons. In 1998 La Fiebre received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Tejano Album for their album Fiebre Live En Concierto. The album was recorded at the Freddy Fest that took place in Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi, Texas

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 and at a concert held in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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Discography

• Contagious (1987)
• Catch It! It's Contagious (1991)
• On The Rise (1991)
• Out Of Control (1991)
• Personal Best (1991)
• No Cure (1991)
• From Houston With Luv (1992)
• Tejano All Stars: La Fiebre (1992)
• 911 (1993)
• Nuestras Mejores Canciones: 17 Super Exitos (1993)
• The Best 12 (1993)
• La Fiebre (1994)
• Young Generation (1995)
• Hasta El Final (1996)
• Fenomenal (1997)
• The Best Of La Fiebre & Xelencia (1998)
• Live En Concierto (1998)
• La Navidad (1998)
• Evolucion (2000)
• 15 De Coleccion: La Fiebre (2004)
• Reunidos (2004)
• 911 (Reissue)(2005)
• No Cure (Reissue) (2006)
• 30 del Recuerdo (2006)
• Serie 3X4 (2007)