Los Tucanes de Tijuana

Los Tucanes de Tijuana is a Mexican band founded on April 13, 1987, by Mario Quintero Lara and a group of friends in the City of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The members began their musical career by playing in nightclubs. They are by far the global ambassadors of Norteña music and Narcocorrido ballads (Drug-praising ballads) ballads.

The Band

Their fast paced and energizing music, such as El Tucanazo, has attracted the attention of the Ministry of Tourism for the Republic of Mexico which, through its advertising agency, asked Mario Quintero Lara to pen a song, "Mexico Es Tu Casa" ("Mexico Is Your Home"), to promote tourism in Mexico. They are also the first Regional Mexican Norteño band to win an international film award receiving an Angel Film Award at the Monaco International Film Festival in November 2007 for a musical documentary.

They are twelve-time Grammy nominees and have received numerous music awards in Mexico, the Americas and Europe. They have sold over 13,000,000 albums and are proud to note among their achievements several gold, platinum and multiplatinum records. They have filled to capacity highly important venues in the United States and Mexico such as Dodger Stadium, the Astrodome, Estadio Azteca, and have had concerts at Central Park in New York City and the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City where the crowds easily surpassed 120,000 fans. Los Tucanes De Tijuana average 120 engagements per year, more than 5 million attendees have enjoyed their concerts, in addition to their performances in the strip clubs of the valley of Texas.

they were born in tampico, and they went to tijuana to start playing their songs

Radio Hits

1. La Chona
2. Temporada en la Sierra
3. Mundo de Amor
4. Mis Tres Animales
5. Secuestro de Amor
6. La Fiesta de los Panes
7. Ando Bien Arreglado
8. El Tucanazo
9. La Piñata
10. Desde Que Te Amo
11. Espejeando
12. Amor Platónico
13. Las Heladas
14. El Heredero
15. Los Más Buscados
16. Me Gusta Vivir de Noche
17. El Amor Soñado
18. Promesas
19. Mis Tres Viejas
20. Cien por Uno
21. Mi Amor Inseparable
22. La Chica Sexy
23. Jugo a la Vida
24. Ramón Arellano
25. El Sinvergüenza
26. El Águila Blanca
27. Amor Descarado
28. El Virus del Amor
29. Cómo la Ves
30. Luna Llena
31. Hombre de Negocios
32. Fiesta en la Sierra
33. Los Chiquinarcos
34. Siempre Contigo
35. Amante de lo Bueno
36. Sin Ti Soy un Loco
37. Sólo Jugaste
38. Que Te Perdone Tu Madre
39. El Papá de los Pollitos
40. El Comando Negro
41. El MZ
42. Soy Todo Tuyo
43. El Tío Borrachales
44. Se Fue Mi Amor
45. Me Gusta la Banda
46. Propiedad Privada
47. Producto Garantizado
48. Alegre y Mujeriego
49. Clave Privada
50. El Centenario
51. Rigo Campos
52. El Balido de Mi Ganado
53. El Árbol
54. El Jefe de la Sierra
55. El Diablo
56. Amor Compartido
57. Rehabilitado
58. 365 Días
59. Soltero y con Dinero
60. Soy Parrandero
61. Julián Pérez
62. Perdóname Mi Amor
63. La Señora de Acero
64. Mi Venganza
65. Suena la Banda
66. Panchito el F1
67. Pinta de Magnate
68. Clave Z40
69. La Venganza de Sarita

Discography

• 1995 Me Robaste el Corazón
• 1995 Clave Nueva
• 1995 Mundo de Amor
• 1995 14 Tucanazos Bien Pesados
• 1997 Tucanes de Oro (Secuestro de Amor)
• 1997 Tucanes de Plata (14 Tucanazos Censurados)
• 1998 Amor Platonico
• 1998 Los Más Buscados
• 2000 Me Gusta Vivir De Noche
• 2000 Corridos en Primera Plana
• 2002 Jugo a la Vida
• 2003 Imperio
• 2003 Amor Descarado
• 2004 El Virus del Amor
• 2004 Fiesta en la Sierra
• 2006 En Vivo: Siempre Contigo
• 2006 Amante de lo Bueno
• 2007 El Papa de los Pollitos
• 2007 20 Aniversario (En Vivo)
• 2008 Soy Todo Tuyo
• 2008 Propiedad Privada
• 2009 Retro-Corridos
• 2010 El Árbol
• 2012 365 Dias
• 2014 Corridos Time - Temporada 1 (Soy Parrandero)
• 2014 Perdóname Mi Amor
• 2016 Corridos Time - Temporada 2 (Los Implacables)

Awards

• Mexico – EL HERALDO Award – Musical Group of the Year
• New York -The GLOBO Award "Best Group of the Year" & "Best Album of the Year "AMOR PLATONICO 1999
• New York- Mexican Consulate – Recognition – "Most Popular Music Group" at The Civic Center, Manhattan Island −1999
• Las Vegas- Walk of the Stars- Los Tucanes De Tijuana- MGM Grand Hotel – September 11, 2008 http://lasvegaswalkofstars.com/
• Los Angeles- 31 BMI Awards "Best Song Writer" & "Most Played Songs" at the Hispanic radio stations in USA
• Las Vegas- Latin Grammy Winner Best Norteño Album 2012– "365 Dias"
• Miami - Mario Quintero writer of the soundtrack of Telemundo’s Highly Rated “Señora Acero” Finale Ranks #1 In Spanish Language Tv At 10Pm Averaging 2.7 Million Total Viewers

The GRAMMY Museum -Presented the First Spanish-Language Program Features Performance "Nuestra Historia": By Los Tucanes de Tijuana" and Storytelling by World-Renowned Mexican Band. For our first-ever Spanish-only program," said Executive Director Robert Santelli.

The PROCLAMATION from the cities of: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Oklahoma, Chicago, Houston.

• 12 Nominations to The Grammy's Latino & American
• 32 Records – Gold -Certificates from the RIAA
• 30 Records – Platinum -Certificates from the RIAA
• 66 Hits on the Billboard list
• 54 Video clips of Los Tucanes De Tijuana, with the most beautiful women such as: Alicia Machado, Vanesa Villela, Cosntenza Lopez, Paty Alvarez, Odalys Garcia, Luz Elena Gonzalez, Galiliea Montijo, Eugenia Cauduro, Aline Hernandez, Susana Gonzalez, Adriana Fonseca, Manola Diez, Laisha Wilkins, Lucia Mendez, Barbara Mory, Ivonne Montero, Claudia Lizaldi, Fabiola Campomanes, Jackeline Arroyo, Marlene Favela, "Nuestra Belleza Nayarit" Tania Vázquez, Jimena, Mariana Seone, Gaby Ramirez, Noelia, Ximena Cordoba, Fernanda Castillo & much more, & the special participation of the greatest actors & Comedians in Mexico: Joaquin Cordero & Teo Gonzalez,

Official Site

References

• Description EL CORRIDO el polimenso
• Grammy Museum
• Article in Washington Post, February 18, 2007
• Visión Hispana