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Shakira - Loca (Spanish Version) ft. El Cata
Shakira - Loca (Spanish Version) ft. El Cata
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  • Duration: 2:42
  • Published: 13 Oct 2010
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: shakiraVEVO
Music video by Shakira performing Loca (Featuring El Cata). (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) BV
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El condor pasa - PERU
El condor pasa - PERU
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  • Duration: 4:45
  • Published: 24 Sep 2008
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: IIrenzoII
Peruvian melody
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Shakira - Rabiosa (Spanish Version) ft. El Cata
Shakira - Rabiosa (Spanish Version) ft. El Cata
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  • Duration: 2:51
  • Published: 08 Jun 2011
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: shakiraVEVO
Music video by Shakira performing Rabiosa (Featuring El Cata). (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) BV
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EL SHADDAI BY AMY GRANT
EL SHADDAI BY AMY GRANT
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  • Duration: 4:12
  • Published: 27 Feb 2008
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: DanielMAwale
beautiful images awesome song amy grant watch and please add coments and rate
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Chino & Nacho - El Poeta
Chino & Nacho - El Poeta
Music video by Chino & Nacho performing El Poeta. (C) 2011 Machete Music
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El Camino del Rey [High Quality]
El Camino del Rey [High Quality]
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  • Duration: 6:31
  • Published: 22 Dec 2008
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: danielahnen
The original version. Filmed with a Sony handycam. No clipping. Watch www.youclimb.de for more stuff. Many thanks to Michael Darius for the soundtrack "Magic of politics"!
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El Paso - Marty Robbins
El Paso - Marty Robbins
El Paso - Marty Robbins Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl. Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina; Music would play and Felina would whirl. Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina, Wicked and evil while casting a spell. My love was deep for this Mexican maiden; I was in love but in vain, I could tell. One night a wild young cowboy came in, Wild as the West Texas wind. Dashing and daring, A drink he was sharing With wicked Felina, The girl that I loved. So in anger I Challenged his right for the love of this maiden. Down went his hand for the gun that he wore. My challenge was answered in less than a heart-beat; The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor. Just for a moment I stood there in silence, Shocked by the FOUL EVIL deed I had done. Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there; I had but one chance and that was to run. Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran, Out where the horses were tied. I caught a good one. It looked like it could run. Up on its back And away I did ride, Just as fast as I Could from the West Texas town of El Paso Out to the bad-lands of New Mexico. Back in El Paso my life would be worthless. Everything's gone in life; nothing is left. It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden My love is stronger than my fear of death. I saddled up and away I did go, Riding alone in the dark. Maybe tomorrow A bullet may find me. Tonight nothing's worse than this Pain in my heart. And at last <b>...</b>
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Simon & Garfunkel : El Condor Pasa (1970)
Simon & Garfunkel : El Condor Pasa (1970)
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail. Yes I would, If I could, I surely would. I'd rather be a hammer than a nail. Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would. CHORUS Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world Its saddest sound, Its saddest sound. I'd rather be a forest than a street. Yes I would. If I could, I surely woud. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet, Yes I would. If I only could, I surely would.
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El camino del rey 2010
El camino del rey 2010
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  • Duration: 9:27
  • Published: 02 Jun 2010
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: danielahnen
Same old way, now in HD. See the whole walkway soon on www.youclimb.de.
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Meneaito (El Meneaito) on the album Party Hardy Baby Vol. 1
Meneaito (El Meneaito) on the album Party Hardy Baby Vol. 1
iTunes itunes.apple.com Visit Ragga Force Radio www.live365.com Support Raggaforce.com who authorized this video on You Tube. You can download 10 different versions of the original. This is the original "one and only" Meneaito "El Meneaito", the worldwide hit that started it all. It was not recorded by El General, it was recorded by Gaby (original Artist). It is not spelled Meneito, it is spelled Meneaito. It was produced by Big Daddy G. and The Karma Master. The video was directed by Gary H. Mason. Thanks to Ragga Force® Music for providing the video for us all to enjoy. You can download 10 different versions of El Meneaito (Meneaito) on the Meneaito Mania CD or Party Hardy Baby Vol. 1 available on iTunes or your favorite digital download service as well as the Reggaeton BC CD. ©1989-2007 SEI Corp. all rights reserved. Re-broadcast of this video without the expressed written permission of copyright owner prohibited. Presented by www.shoptoearn4less.com "Great advise at the best price "Free".
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12 girls band _ El Condor Pasa
12 girls band _ El Condor Pasa
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  • Duration: 4:31
  • Published: 16 Jun 2007
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: foxlookmoon
El Condor Pasa
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The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (First Listen)
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (First Listen)
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  • Duration: 3:14
  • Published: 26 Oct 2011
  • Uploaded: 08 Jan 2012
  • Author: theblackkeys
© 2011 WMG "Lonely Boy" is the first single off the new album, El Camino. Download the album today - Official store - wbr.fm iTunes - www.smarturl.it Directed by Jesse Dylan
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Antonio Banderas - Cancion del Mariachi (Music Video)
Antonio Banderas - Cancion del Mariachi (Music Video)
It's different to the start of the movie, which you can see here: www.youtube.com
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Calle 13 - John El Esquizofrénico Video HD in China
Calle 13 - John El Esquizofrénico Video HD in China
www.twitter.com FACEBOOK = www.facebook.com sanzclub.es.tl Official Video En Alta Definicion HD FACEBOOK = www.facebook.com LIKE
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Ricardo Arjona - El Amor (Video Oficial)
Ricardo Arjona - El Amor (Video Oficial)
© 2011 Metamorfosis Enterprise Limited / Distribuido en exclusiva por WMG
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In The Name of the Father
In The Name of the Father
Nominated for seven Oscars in 1993, this biopic features the dramatic prowess of Daniel Day-Lewis as the Irishman Gerry Conlon, who was wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for an IRA terrorist attack that killed four people. As if a forced confession weren't enough injustice, the police work to implicate Conlon's father (Pete Postlethwaite) in the same crime. Emma Thompson plays the lawyer who worked for years to uncover the truth.
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Loona - El Tiburon (Official Video)
Loona - El Tiburon (Official Video)
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  • Duration: 3:03
  • Published: 25 Jul 2011
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: umcmymusic
LOONA - Znacie ją z takich przebojów, jak "Bailando" czy "Mamboleo". Kolejny gorący przebój holenderskiej wokalistki "EL TIBURON" !!! www.youtube.com - Subskrybuj kanał Youtube wytwórni My Music
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Maná - El Verdadero Amor Perdona (Video Oficial)
Maná - El Verdadero Amor Perdona (Video Oficial)
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  • Duration: 4:52
  • Published: 26 Sep 2011
  • Uploaded: 08 Jan 2012
  • Author: OficialMana
Drama y Luz Edición Deluxe US: itunes.apple.com MX: itunes.apple.com © 2011 WMG El Verdadero Amor Perdona (Video Oficial)
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New Yorker - El L. Bean, Mystical Journey, and Playing With His Food
New Yorker - El L. Bean, Mystical Journey, and Playing With His Food
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  • Duration: 1:01
  • Published: 04 Jul 2011
  • Uploaded: 13 Nov 2011
  • Author: RingTales
Go to www.babelgum.com to see all the new cartoons! Free iPhone app: www.ringtales.com By Charles Barsotti, Christopher Weyant, and Sam Gross. El L. Bean In Mystical Journey we learn what happened on summer vacation. In Playing With His Food mice should not play with cats.
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El Palacio de los Jugos (Miami, FL) : VendrTV
El Palacio de los Jugos (Miami, FL) : VendrTV
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  • Duration: 6:58
  • Published: 16 Jun 2010
  • Uploaded: 22 Dec 2011
  • Author: HungryNation
Not all street food's on wheels - in fact, for centuries cultures have eaten their version of street food in open air outdoor markets and bazaars. In Miami, part of that tradition lives on at El Palacio de los Jugos - The Juice Palace. The name first came from their original business - creating delicious fresh juices from classic Cuban fruits and veggies. However, today the Palace in Palacio certainly shines strong! The place is a mecca of classic Cuban culture and cuisine. From Cafe Cubana (Cuban Coffee) to Chicharon (friend pork rinds), El Palacio offers some of the most amazing Cuban cuisine I've had here in The States.
http://wn.com/El_Palacio_de_los_Jugos_Miami,_FL__VendrTV
El Jenni Rivera
El Jenni Rivera
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  • Duration: 3:52
  • Published: 30 Oct 2010
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: lvg111790
jenni rivera, eva luna
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Don Omar - Salio El Sol
Don Omar - Salio El Sol
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  • Duration: 5:28
  • Published: 25 Dec 2009
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: DonOmarVEVO
Music video by Don Omar performing Salio El Sol. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 2111408. (C) 2006 Machete Music / VI Music
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Cone el- Jenny Rivera
Cone el- Jenny Rivera
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  • Duration: 3:49
  • Published: 26 Nov 2008
  • Uploaded: 07 Jan 2012
  • Author: susli6640
its one of my favorite songs
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Music video by Shakira performing Loca (Featuring El Cata). (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) BV...
Shaki­ra - Loca (Span­ish Ver­sion) ft. El Cata
2:42
El con­dor pasa - PERU
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Shaki­ra - Ra­biosa (Span­ish Ver­sion) ft. El Cata
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EL SHAD­DAI BY AMY GRANT
4:12
Chino & Nacho - El Poeta
4:16
El Camino del Rey [High Qual­i­ty]
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El Paso - Marty Rob­bins
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Simon & Gar­funkel : El Con­dor Pasa (1970)
4:17
El camino del rey 2010
9:27
Me­neaito (El Me­neaito) on the album Party Hardy Baby Vol. 1
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12 girls band _ El Con­dor Pasa
4:31
The Black Keys - Lone­ly Boy (First Lis­ten)
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An­to­nio Ban­deras - Can­cion del Mari­achi (Music Video)
2:35
Calle 13 - John El Es­quizofrénico Video HD in China
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  • El vicepresidente Rafael Alburquerque encabeza la VII graduación ordinaria conjunta de postgrado del Instituto Superior para la Defensa (INSUDE) del Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas.
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  • El vicepresidente de la República, doctor Rafael Alburquerque, en su despacho del Palacio Nacional junto al embajador de Japón en el país, Soichi Sato
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  • El vicepresidente Rafael Alburquerque encabeza la ceremonia de graduación de 251 oficiales de la Policía Nacional que se especializaron en distintas áreas durante el período académico enero-diciembre 2011.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández reunido en su despacho del Palacio Nacional con el ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas, teniente general Joaquín Virgilio Pérez Féliz, el jefe de la Policía Nacional, mayor general José Armando Polanco Gómez, y el presidente de la Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas (DNCD), mayor general Rolando Rosado Mateo.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández supervisa los trabajos de construcción de la segunda línea del Metro de Santo Domingo. Al finalizar el recorrido, el mandatario mostró satisfacción por el avance en la terminación de la obra.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández firma libros durante la ceremonia de puesta en circulación de la segunda edición de su libro titulado “El Delito de la Opinión Pública”, actividad auspiciada por la Fundación Global, Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) y realizada en el Centro Cultural del Club Mauricio Báez, del sector Villa Juana.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández da el primer picazo para dejar iniciados los trabajos de rehabilitación y mejoramiento de la carretera Bávaro-Uvero Alto-Miches-Sabana de la Mar
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández y la primera dama, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, encabezan la cena Gala de Navidad, celebrada en el salón Las Cariátides del Palacio Nacional con el objetivo de colaborar con los programas sociales y proyectos que ejecuta el Despacho de la Primera Dama
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández, el canciller Carlos Morales Troncoso, el embajador de Estados Unidos en el país, Raúl Yzaguirre, el director gerente de operaciones del Buró de Construcciones de Ultramar del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández encabeza la entrega de bonos por un valor de 770 millones de pesos a productores de cacao que fueron afectados por los daños ocasionados por fenómenos atmosféricos entre los años 2003 y 2005.
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  • La primera dama de la República, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, en la ceremonia de entrega de 200 butacas a diferentes escuelas del país para ser utilizadas por niños zurdos, así como útiles escolares para estudiantes con esta condición.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández asiste a la puesta en circulación del libro “Ocho Años de Crecimiento con Estabilidad”, del ingeniero Ramón Núñez Ramírez, miembro de la Junta Monetaria del Banco Central.
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  • El director de Información, Prensa y Publicidad de la Presidencia, Rafael Núñez, da apertura en la universidad APEC al primero de una serie de talleres orientados a promover la formación y capacitación profesional de los representantes de los Gabinetes de Comunicación del Gobierno.
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  • El presidente de la República, doctor Leonel Fernández, recibe la visita en su despacho del Palacio Nacional del ministro de justicia de Chile, doctor Teodoro Ribera Neumann.
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  • Vista del tercer operativo de repartición de electrodomésticos, enseres del hogar y raciones alimenticias a las familias damnificadas por las lluvias asociadas al huracán Irene en San Cristóbal
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández, entrega miles de cajas navideñas a personas pobres de las provincias de Azua, Peravia y San Cristóbal para que los ciudadanos de esas localidades celebren la tradicional cena de navidad.
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  • El presidente Fernández juramenta a los integrantes del Patronato de Desarrollo Fronterizo durante la ceremonia de entrega del proyecto “Unidad Fronteriza de Producción Agropecuaria, Piscícola y Forestal Macasías”, construido por el Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas (FF.AA.) en coordinación con varias instituciones del Gobierno y con el respaldo de inversionistas privados.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández encabeza la distribución de miles de canastas navideñas en cuatro provincias del Cibao, para que sus habitantes puedan tener los productos necesarios para la cena de Nochebuena.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández dicta una conferencia magistral en la culminación de las actividades conmemorativas del 50 aniversario de la fundación de la Asociación de Comerciantes e Industriales de Santiago (ACIS), acto que tuvo lugar en el Gran Teatro del Cibao, Santiago.
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  • Realización de un encuentro cívico en Santiago para tratar el tema de la delincuencia, trabajos en las riberas de los ríos Nizao y Yubazo, inicio de importantes obras de infraestructura, la entrega de un importante proyecto en Macasías (Elías Piña) y la presentación formal ante la Asamblea General de la ONU en Nueva York de una propuesta que busca parar la especulación en los mercados a futuro de petróleo y alimentos, son algunos de los acontecimientos a destacar en septiembre
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  • La primera dama de la República, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, ofrece una cena navideña a niños y adolescentes especiales de los diferentes proyectos que desarrollan el Despacho que dirige y otras instituciones del país
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  • La primera dama Margarita Cedeño de Fernández recibe en el Salón Verde del Palacio Nacional a la ex siamesas María Teresa y Teresa María Tapia Sanati a su llegada de Estados Unidos, donde fueron separadas el pasado mes de noviembre en el Hospital de Niños de Richmond (Virginia)
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández entrega al presidente la Suprema Corte de Justicia, Jorge Subero Isa, la condecoración con la Orden al Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella, en el grado de Gran Cruz Placa de Plata
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  • El Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura (CNM) durante la escogencia de los 13 jueces del Tribunal Constitucional (TC) y los 17 magistrados de la Suprema Corte de Justicia (SCJ) en una sesión de trabajo encabezada por el presidente Leonel Fernández.
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  • La primera dama de la República, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, celebra por séptimo año consecutivo el Día del Niño en Santiago, donde compartió con miles de niños de escasos recursos económicos de la región del Cibao.
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  • El secretario de Estado del Vaticano, Eminencia Reverendísima Cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, y el vicepresidente de la República Dominicana, doctor Rafael Alburquerque
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  • El secretario de Estado del Vaticano, Eminencia Reverendísima Cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, y el vicepresidente de la República Dominicana, doctor Rafael Alburquerque, sostienen una reunión donde destacaron las excelentes relaciones que existen entre la Santa Sede y la República Dominicana.
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  • El presidente de la República, doctor Leonel Fernández, recibe los saludos de distintas personalidades, amigos, familiares y funcionarios con motivo de celebrar su cumpleaños 58.
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  • El presidente Leonel Fernández encabeza el acto en el que el Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura (CNM) juramentó a los jueces que habrán de integrar el Tribunal Superior Electoral (TSE), el Tribunal Constitucional (TC) y la Suprema Corte de Justicia (SCJ).
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  • El embajador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, presidente de la 66ava. Asamblea General de la Organización de las Naciones (ONU), entrega al presidente Leonel Fernández la resolución aprobada por ese organismo mundial para hacer frente a la excesiva volatilidad de los precios en los mercados del petróleo y los alimentos.
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shows Gamal, center left, and Alaa Mubarak, left in white prison uniforms, the two sons of Hosni Mubarak, in a cage
The Guardian
18 Jan 2012
HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press= CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, on trial for his life, is ferried to court by helicopter from a presidential hospital suite. His sons and co-defendants swagger in wearing...
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A general view of the emergency meeting by the Arab League foreign ministers held to discuss about Libya at their headquarters in Cairo
The Independent
18 Jan 2012
International observers are now preparing their final report on the Assad’s 10-month crackdown and look likely to deliver a stinging rebuke to his government, which the UN says is responsible for...
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Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin
The Daily Mail
18 Jan 2012
Lazio are ready to test Arsenal's resolve with a cut-price £6m bid for Andrey Arshavin. The 30-year-old Russian has recently been recalled by Arsene Wenger after a spell on the sidelines. Dilemma:...
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  • The Examiner Fashion designers from ‘Project Runway’ and ‘Project Runway: All Stars’ are headlining at the 7th annual Fashion Week El Paseo which will be held March 16th through March 24th. Eight designers from the award-winning fashion competition will be showing their current...
  • STL Today A St. Louis businesswoman has applied for a liquor license and 3 a.m. closing-time permit for a new bar called Lotus, to go into the former El Borracho space at 2001 Locust Street downtown. Courtney...
  • Golf Week GEORGE, South AfricaPlaying in the same group in the opening round of the Volvo Golf Champions on Thursday isn't the only thing Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington have in common. They're both also desperate to atone for disappointing seasons in 2011. The pair will join the exclusive field of 35...
  • Sky Sports Ernie Els hopes his extra course knowledge can give him an edge over most of the field at this week's Volvo Golf Champions at Fancourt. Els played in the 2003 Presidents Cup at Fancourt's famed Links Course and also contested the 2005 South African Open there, finishing runner-up after a thrilling...
  • Screen Daily Chilean director has now wrapped principal photography for El Futuro, which was filmed in three countries: Germany, Italy and Chile. It is a co-production between Jirafa (Chile), Pandora Filmproduktion (Germany), Movimento Film (Italy), Astronauta Films and Jaleo Films (Spain). Rutger Hauer, Nicolas...
  • France24 AFP - Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els will both set out in the Volvo Champions at The Links at Fancourt on Thursday on what they hope will be much improved golfing years. "Last year was well below average," said Harrington, who won back-to-back British Opens in 2007 and 2008, adding the US PGA...
  • Zeenews George (South Africa): Three-times major champion Ernie Els is keen find his sense of humour as well as his game at the Volvo Golf Champions that tees off at the Fancourt Links on Thursday. South African Els has dropped to number 71 in the rankings after failing to win a tournament in 2011 and needs...
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    EL, El or el may refer to:

  • El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"; also a senior god mentioned in the Ugarit and Ebla texts found in ancient Syria.
  • El (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
  • El (letter), the letter L
  • El (hentai), an h game by ELF Corporation
  • Él (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel
  • El (album), an album by Lucero
  • El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in Superman
  • Acura EL, an automobile
  • El (crater), a crater on Ganymede
  • El (Shugo Chara!), a character from the manga series Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit
  • el (street art), a street artist working internationally on major campaigns using stickers, photography, silkscreen, sewing, and literary techniques.
  • Abbreviations

    Sports

  • UEFA Europa League, (formerly the UEFA Cup) is a competition for eligible European football clubs.
  • Eastern League (U.S. baseball), a Class AA League in Minor League Baseball
  • Fiction

  • El rune, a rune in the video game Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  • Eternal Lands, an MMORPG video game
  • El, the main character of Robert Rodriguiez's Mariachi Trilogy
  • Elfen Lied, an Anime series
  • Electronics

  • Electroluminescence (EL)
  • Electroluminescent display, a display made with electroluminescent material
  • Computing

  • Expression Language, a feature of the JavaServer Pages software technology
  • Enciclopedia Libre, a spin-off project of the Spanish Wikipedia
  • .el, a computer file extension used for Emacs Lisp source code
  • Transportation

  • Air Nippon's IATA code
  • Erie Lackawanna Railway's reporting mark
  • El, nickname of elevated rapid transit systems:
  • * Market-Frankford Line, in Philadelphia
  • * Chicago 'L' rapid transit system (part of the system is elevated)
  • Other

  • Electrum (El), an alloy of gold and silver
  • Equilibrium level, the height in the atmosphere where unstable air becomes stable
  • European Left, a political party at European level
  • Everyman's Library, a series of reprinted classic literature
  • Greek language's ISO 639 language code
  • EL, an abbreviation for Tablespoon in German (:de:Esslöffel)
  • See also

  • El Gordo (disambiguation)
  • Ell (disambiguation)
  • Elle (disambiguation)
  • Elf (disambiguation)
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    backgroundsolo_singer
    birth nameAmy Lee Grant
    birth dateNovember 25, 1960
    birth placeAugusta, Georgia,
    originNashville, Tennessee
    occupationSinger-songwriter, musician, author, actress
    genreContemporary Christian, pop rock, soft rock
    years active1976–present
    instrumentVocals, guitar, piano/keyboard
    labelMyrrh, Word, Sparrow
    website
    associated actsVince Gill, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Peter Cetera }}

    Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". As of 2009, Grant remains the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever, having sold over 30 million units worldwide.

    Grant made her debut as a teenager, and gained fame in Christian music during the 1980s with such hits as "Father's Eyes," "El Shaddai", and "Angels". In 1986, she scored her first number one charting Billboard Hot 100 hit song in a duet with Peter Cetera The Next Time I Fall. During the 1980s and 1990s, she became one of the first gospel artists to cross over into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums Unguarded and Heart in Motion, the latter of which included the number-one single "Baby Baby."

    Grant has won six Grammy Awards, 25 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go Platinum. Heart in Motion is her highest selling album, with over five million copies sold in the United States alone. She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

    Biography

    Early years

    Grant (born in Augusta, Georgia) is the youngest of four sisters. She and her family settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 1967.

    During 1976, Grant wrote her first song ("Mountain Man"), performed in public for the first time—at Harpeth Hall School—the all-girls school she attended, recorded a demo tape for her parents with church youth-leader Brown Bannister, then later when Bannister was dubbing a copy of the tape, Chris Christian, the owner of the recording studio, heard the demo and called Word Records. He played it over the phone, and she was offered a recording contract, five weeks before her 16th birthday. In 1977, she recorded her first album titled Amy Grant, produced by Brown Bannister (who would also produce her next 11 albums). It was released in the Spring of 1978, one month before her high school graduation. That fall she performed her first ticketed concert—in Fort Worth, Texas—after beginning her freshman year at Furman University. In May 1979, while at the album release party for her second album, My Father's Eyes, Grant met Gary Chapman, writer of the title track (and future husband). Grant & Chapman toured together the summer of 1979. In the fall of 1980, she transferred to Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Grant then made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in music—Never Alone, followed by a pair of live albums in 1981 (In Concert and In Concert Volume Two), both backed by an augmented edition of the DeGarmo & Key band. It was during these early shows that Grant also established one of her concert trademarks: performing barefoot. To date, Grant continues to take off her shoes midway through performances, as she has said "it is just more comfortable."

    1982 saw the release of her breakthrough album Age to Age. The album contains the signature track, "El Shaddai" (written by Michael Card) and the Grant-Chapman penned song, "In a Little While". "El Shaddai" was later awarded one of the "Songs of the Century" by the RIAA in 2001. Grant received her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Gospel Performance, as well as two GMA Dove Awards for Gospel Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Age to Age became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983) and the first Christian album to be certified platinum (1985).

    In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter Michael W. Smith. Grant and Smith continue to have a strong friendship and creative relationship, often writing songs for or contributing vocals to each other's albums. During the 1980s, Grant was also a backup singer for Bill Gaither.

    Grant followed up this album with the first of her Christmas albums - albums that later would be the basis for her trademark holiday shows. In 1984, she released another pop-oriented Christian hit, Straight Ahead, earning Grant her first appearance at the Grammy Awards show in 1985. The head of NBC took notice of Grant's performance and called her manager to book her for her own Christmas special.

    Widening audience

    Hardly had Grant established herself as the "Queen of Christian Pop" when she changed directions to widen her fan base (and hence her musical message). Her goal was to become the first Christian singer-songwriter who was also successful as a contemporary pop singer. Unguarded (1985) surprised some fans for its very mainstream sound (and Grant's leopard-print jacket, in four poses for four different covers). "Find a Way", from Unguarded, became the first Christian song to hit Billboard's Top 40 list, also reaching #7 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Amy Grant scored her first Billboard Number One hit in 1986 with "The Next Time I Fall", a duet with former Chicago singer/bassist Peter Cetera. That year, she also recorded a duet with singer Randy Stonehill for his Love Beyond Reason album, entitled "I Could Never Say Goodbye", and recorded The Animals' Christmas with Art Garfunkel.

    Lead Me On (1988) contained many songs that were about Christianity and love relationships, but some interpreted it as not being an obviously "Christian" record. Years later, Lead Me On would be chosen as the greatest Contemporary Christian album of all time by CCM Magazine. The mainstream song "Saved by Love" was a minor hit, receiving airplay on radio stations featuring the newly emerging Adult Contemporary format. The album's title song received some pop radio airplay and crossed over to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "1974 (We Were Young)" and "Saved By Love" also charted as Adult Contemporary songs. In 1989 she appeared in a Target ad campaign, performing songs off the album.

    In the mainstream

    When Heart in Motion was released in 1991, many fans were surprised that the album was so clearly one of contemporary pop music. Grant's desire to widen her audience was frowned upon by the confines of the popular definitions of ministry at the time. The track "Baby Baby" (written for Grant's newborn daughter, Millie, whose "six-week-old face was my inspiration,") became a pop hit (hitting number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100), and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world. "Baby Baby" received Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Record and Song of the Year (although it failed to win in any of those categories). Four other hits from the album made the Pop top 20: "Every Heartbeat" (#2), "That's What Love Is For" (#7), "Good For Me" (#8), and "I Will Remember You" (#20). On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five ("Baby Baby" and "That's What Love Is For") reaching #1. Many Christian fans remained loyal, putting the album atop Billboard's Contemporary Christian Chart for 32 weeks. Heart in Motion is Grant's best-selling album, having sold over 5 million copies according to the RIAA. Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, Home For Christmas in 1992, which included the song "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)", written by Chris Eaton and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including Donna Summer, Jessica Simpson (who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists), Vince Gill, Sara Groves, Point of Grace, and Broadway star Barbara Cook.

    House of Love in 1994 continued in the same vein, boasting catchy pop songs mingled with spiritual lyrics. The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit "Lucky One" (#18 pop and #2 AC; #1 on Radio & Records) as well as the title track (a duet with country music star and future husband Vince Gill) (#37 pop) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered "Big Yellow Taxi" (#67 pop) (in which she changed the line "And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see em" to "And then they charged the people 25 bucks just to see em").

    Grant participated in Lifetime's 1st Annual "Girls & Guitars" benefit, singing numerous songs, including a duet with Melissa Etheridge on "You Can Sleep While I Drive".

    After she covered the 10cc song "The Things We Do For Love" for the Mr. Wrong soundtrack, Behind the Eyes was released in September 1997. The album struck a much darker note, leaning more towards downtempo, acoustic soft-rock songs, with more mature (yet still optimistic) lyrics. She called it her "razor blades and Prozac" album. Although "Takes A Little Time" was a moderate hit single, the album failed to sell like the previous two albums, which had both gone multi-platinum. Behind The Eyes was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. The video for "Takes A Little Time" was a new direction for Grant; with a blue light filter, acoustic guitar, the streets and characters of New York City, and a plot, Grant was re-cast as an adult light rocker. She followed up "Behind The Eyes" with A Christmas To Remember, her third Christmas album, in 1999. The album was certified Gold in 2000.

    Return to gospel

    Grant returned to her gospel music roots with the 2002 release of Legacy... Hymns and Faith. The album featured a Vince Gill-influenced mix of bluegrass and gospel and marked Grant's 25th anniversary in the music industry. Grant followed this up with the pop release Simple Things in 2003. The album did not have the success of her previous pop or gospel efforts. However, soon after Simple Things, Grant and Interscope/A&M; parted ways. The same year, Grant was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association, an industry trade organization of which she is a longstanding member, in her first year of eligibility. Grant released a sequel to her hymns collection in 2005 titled Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith.

    Looking ahead

    Although neither of her latest hymn releases have captured the popularity of her previous gospel career, Grant still remains a popular concert draw and enjoys popularity amongst both fan bases. For years in the 1990s and early 2000s, she toured in November and December for her Christmas and holiday tours. Often her husband and many special guests performed along with her on stage.

    Grant joined the reality television phenomenon by hosting Three Wishes, a show in which she and a team of helpers make wishes come true for small-town residents. The show debuted on NBC in the fall of 2005 and was canceled at the end of its first season because of high production costs. After Three Wishes was canceled, Grant won her 6th Grammy Award for Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith. In a February 2006 webchat, Amy stated she believes her "best music is still ahead".

    In April 2006, a live CD/DVD entitled Time Again...Amy Grant Live was recorded in Fort Worth, Texas, at Bass Performance Hall. (Grant's first paid public performance was at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX.) The concert was released on September 26, 2006. In addition to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, media appearances included write-ups in CCM Magazine, and a performance on The View.

    In a February 2007 web chat on her web site, Amy discussed a book she was working on entitled Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far: "It's not an autobiography, but more a collection of memories, song lyrics, poetry and a few pictures." The book was released on October 16, 2007. In November, it debuted at #35 on the New York Times Best Seller list. In the same web chat, Amy noted that she is "anxious to get back in the studio after the book is finished, and reinvent myself as an almost-50 performing woman."

    2007 was Grant's 30th year in music. She left Word/Warner, and contracted with EMI CMG who re-released her regular studio albums as remastered versions on August 14, 2007. Marking the start of Grant's new contract is a career-spanning greatest hits album, with all the songs digitally remastered. The album was released as both a single-disc CD edition, and a 2-Disc CD/DVD Special Edition, the DVD featuring music videos and interviews.

    Grant appeared with Gill on The Oprah Winfrey Show for a holiday special in December 2007. Grant has plans to appear on CMT, a Food Network special, the Gospel Music Channel, and The Hour of Power.

    In February 2008, Grant joined the writing team from Compassionart as a guest vocalist at the Abbey Road studios, London, to record a song called "Highly Favoured", which was included on the album CompassionArt.

    On June 24, 2008, Grant re-released her 1988 album, Lead Me On, in honor of its 20th anniversary. The two-disc release includes the original album and a second disc with new acoustic recordings, live performances from 1989, and interviews with Amy. Grant recreated the Lead Me On tour in the fall of 2008.

    On June 27, 2008, Grant surprised everyone at the Creation Northeast Festival by being the special guest. She performed "Lead Me On" and a few other songs backed with the Hawk Nelson band. At the end of the concert, Grant returned to the stage and sang "Thy Word". She appeared on the 2008 album Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends singing "Could I Have This Dance".

    In May 2009 for Mother's Day, Amy released an EP on iTunes containing two new songs, "She Colors My Day," and "Unafraid," as well as the older songs "Baby Baby" and "Oh How The Years Go By."

    During Disney's D23 Expo in September 2009, Imagineer Steven Davison announced Amy Grant as the "signature voice" for the World of Color hydrotechnic show at Disney's California Adventure theme park.

    In 2010, Grant released Somewhere Down the Road, featuring the hit single "Better Than a Hallelujah", which peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Christian Songs chart. When asked about the new album during an interview with CBN.com, Grant says, "...my hope is just for those songs to provide companionship, remind myself and whoever else is listening what’s important. I feel like songs have the ability to connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that conversation doesn’t do. Songs kind of slip in and move you before you realize it."

    Personal life

    Grant married fellow Christian musician Gary Chapman on June 19, 1982. Their marriage produced three children: Matthew Garrison Chapman (born 1987), Gloria Mills Chapman (called "Millie", born 1989), and Sarah Cannon Chapman (born 1992), who was named after country legend Minnie Pearl, a family friend. (Pearl's real name was Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon.) Citing "irreconcilable differences", Grant filed for divorce from Chapman in March 1999, and the divorce was final in June 1999.

    On March 10, 2000, Grant married Vince Gill, who had been previously married to country singer Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Grant and Gill have a daughter together, Corinna Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.

    In the December 1999 Baptist Standard, Grant explained why she left Chapman and married Gill:

    "I didn't get a divorce because I had a great marriage and then along came Vince Gill. Gary and I had a rocky road from day one. I think what was so hard—and this is (what) one of our counselors said—sometimes an innocent party can come into a situation, and they're like a big spotlight. What they do is reveal, by comparison, the painful dynamics that are already in existence."

    Public views and perception

    Among praise for her contributions to the Contemporary Christian genre, Amy Grant has also generated controversy within the Christian community, from "complaints that she was too worldly and too sexy" to a "barrage of condemnation" following her divorce and remarriage.

    In an interview early in her career, Grant stated "I have a healthy sense of right and wrong, but sometimes, for example, using foul, exclamation-point words among friends can be good for a laugh." Within the same article, Grant expressed an opinion that those most opposed to premarital sex and rock music often base their views in part on having experienced emotional distress. "'It seems to me,' she says as an after-thought, 'that people who are most adamantly against premarital sex have experienced some kind of pain in their own lives. Like the people who say absolutely no to rock 'n' roll. Chances are it has something to do with a past sadness.'"

    Discography

    Studio Albums

  • 1977 Amy Grant
  • 1979 My Father's Eyes
  • 1980 Never Alone
  • 1982 Age to Age
  • 1984 Straight Ahead
  • 1985 Unguarded
  • 1988 Lead Me On
  • 1991 Heart in Motion
  • 1994 House of Love
  • 1997 Behind the Eyes
  • 2002 Legacy...Hymns and Faith
  • 2003 Simple Things
  • 2005 Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith
  • 2010 Somewhere Down The Road
  • Live Albums

  • 1981 In Concert
  • 1981 In Concert Volume Two
  • 2006 Time Again...Amy Grant Live (CD/DVD)
  • Holiday Albums

  • 1983 A Christmas Album
  • 1992 Home for Christmas
  • 1999 A Christmas to Remember
  • Bibliography

    Grant is the author of several books, including a memoir, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, and a book based on the popular Christmas song Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song).

    Popular culture

    The cover for the comic book Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #15 (March 1990) featured an unauthorized image of Grant, leading to a lawsuit against publisher Marvel Comics.
  • In 2001, Grant sang God Bless America in front of a sellout crowd at the Owen County Fair Grounds in Spencer, Indiana. She dedicated her performance to the victims of 9/11, and officially started the Demolition Derby.
  • Following the 9/11 attacks, Grant's "I Will Remember You" saw a resurgence in popularity as many radio DJs mixed a special tribute version of the song.
  • In 2001, Grant won $125,000 for charity on the "Rock Star Edition" of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".
  • Propagandhi's song "Back To The Motor League" refers to Grant in its lyrics, saying, "Take back your Amy Grant mosh crews, your fair weather politics."
  • Awards and achievements

    Grammy Awards

    Wins

  • 1982 – Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational Age to Age
  • 1983 – Best Gospel Performance, Female "Ageless Medley"
  • 1984 – Best Gospel Performance, Female "Angels"
  • 1985 – Best Gospel Performance, Female Unguarded
  • 1988 – Best Gospel Performance, Female Lead Me On
  • 2006 – Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith
  • Nominations

    1992 – Album of the Year Heart in Motion (lost to Unforgettable... with Love by Natalie Cole) 1992 – Song of the Year "Baby Baby" 1992 – Record of the Year "Baby Baby" (both lost to "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole) 1992 – Pop Performance Female "Baby Baby" (lost to "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt) 1994 – Children Spoken Word Lion & the Lamb 2011 – Best Gospel Song Better Than A Hallelujah

    GMA Dove Awards

    *Inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003
  • 1983 Artist of the Year
  • 1983 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Age to Age
  • 1983 Recorded Music Packaging Age to Age
  • 1984 Recorded Music Packaging A Christmas Album
  • 1985 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Straight Ahead
  • 1986 Artist of the Year
  • 1986 Recorded Music Packaging Unguarded
  • 1988 Short Form Music Video of the Year "Stay For a While"
  • 1989 Artist of the Year
  • 1989 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Lead Me On
  • 1989 Short Form Music Video of the Year "Lead Me On"
  • 1990 Country Song of the Year "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
  • 1992 Song of the Year "Place in This World"
  • 1992 Artist of the Year
  • 1994 Praise and Worship Album of the Year Songs from the Loft
  • 1996 Special Event Album of the Year My Utmost for His Highest
  • 1998 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Behind the Eyes
  • 2000 Special Event Album of the Year Streams
  • 2003 Inspirational Album of the Year Legacy...Hymns & Faith
  • 2003 Song of the Year "The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling"
  • 2006 Inspirational Album of the Year Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith
  • 2007 Long Form Music Video of the Year Time Again...Amy Grant Live
  • Special awards and recognitions

  • 1992 Young Tennessean of the Year — Junior Chamber of Commerce
  • 1994 Pax Christi AwardSt. John University
  • 1994 Harmony Award – Nashville Symphony
  • 1996 Sarah Cannon Humanitarian Award – TNN Awards
  • 1996 Minnie Pearl Humanitarian AwardColumbia Hospital
  • 1996 Voice of America AwardASCAP
  • 1996 Golden Plate Award – Academy of Achievement
  • 1999 “An Evening with the Arts” Honor — The Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Symphony and Tennessee Performing Arts Center
  • 1999 The Amy Grant Room for Music and Entertainment — The Target House at St. Jude's Children's Hospital
  • 2001 Nashvillian of the Year — Easter Seals
  • 2003 Summit Award — Seminar in the Rockies
  • 2005 Inducted in the Hollywood walk of fame
  • 2006 Amy Grant Performance Platform — Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center
  • 2007 Charter member of Tiffany Circle — Red Cross
  • 2007 Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame

    References

    External links

  • Official Amy Grant website
  • Amy Grant Media Gallery
  • Amy Grant Partners with Compassion International
  • German/English Amy Grant archive website
  • Billboard's '6 Questions with Amy Grant'
  • Amy Grant, "Somewhere Down the Road" by Billboard
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    NameMarty Robbins
    Backgroundsolo_singer
    Birth nameMartin David Robinson
    BornSeptember 26, 1925Glendale, Arizona, United States
    DiedDecember 08, 1982Nashville, Tennessee, United States
    InstrumentGuitar, piano, dobrovocals
    Genrecountry, gospel, pop, rock and roll, rockabilly
    OccupationMusician, songwriter, actor, NASCAR driver
    Years active1948–1982
    LabelColumbia, Decca
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    Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925–December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. One of the most popular and successful country and Western singers of his era, for most of his nearly four-decade career, Robbins was rarely far from the country music charts, and several of his songs also became pop hits.

    Biography

    Robbins was born in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona. He was reared in a difficult family situation. His father took odd jobs to support the family of ten children. His father's drinking led to divorce in 1937. Among his warmer memories of his childhood, Robbins recalled having listened to stories of the American West told by his maternal grandfather, Texas Bob Heckle. Robbins left the troubled home at the age of 17 to serve in the United States Navy as an LCT coxswain during World War II. He was stationed in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. To pass the time during the war, he learned to play the guitar, started writing songs, and came to love Hawaiian music.

    After his discharge from the military in 1945, he began to play at local venues in Phoenix, then moved on to host his own show on KTYL. He thereafter had his own television show on KPHO-TV in Phoenix. After Little Jimmy Dickens made a guest appearance on Robbins' TV show, Dickens got Robbins a record deal with Columbia Records. Robbins became known for his appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

    In addition to his recordings and performances, Robbins was an avid race car driver, competing in 35 career NASCAR races with six top 10 finishes, including the 1973 Daytona 500. In 1967, Robbins played himself in the car racing film Hell on Wheels. Robbins was partial to Dodges, and owned and raced Chargers and then a 1978 Dodge Magnum. His last race was in a Junior Johnson-built 1982 Buick Regal in the Atlanta Journal 500 on November 7, 1982, the month before he died. In 1983, NASCAR honored Robbins by naming the annual race at Nashville the Marty Robbins 420. He was also the driver of the 60th Indianapolis 500 Buick Century pace car in 1976.

    He ran many of the big super speedway races including Talladega Superspeedway in 1972, when he stunned the competition by turning laps that were 15 mph faster than his qualifying time. Apparently, in his motel room, Robbins had knocked the NASCAR-mandated restrictors out of his carburetor. After the race, NASCAR tried to give him the Rookie of the Race award, but Robbins would not accept it, admitting he was illegal because he "just wanted to see what it was like to run up front for once."

    Robbins was awarded an honorary degree by Northern Arizona University.

    On Sept. 27,1948, Robbins married Marizona Baldwin (September 11, 1930–July 10, 2001) to whom he dedicated his song "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". They had two children, a son Ronny (born 1949) and daughter Janet (born 1959), who also followed a singing career in Los Angeles, California.

    Robbins later portrayed a musician in the 1982 Clint Eastwood film Honkytonk Man. Robbins died a few weeks before the film's release in December 1982 of complications following cardiac surgery. At the time of his death, Robbins lived in Brentwood in Williamson County, outside Nashville. He was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville. The city of El Paso, Texas later honored Robbins by naming a park and a recreational center after him. Marty's twin sister Mamie Ellen Robinson Minotto died on March 14, 2004, when she was part way through writing a book about her brother "Some Memories: Growing up with Marty Robbins" as remembered by Mamie Minotto, as told to Andrew Means. It was published in Jan. 2007.

    Music and honors

    Robbins's 1957 recording of "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. His musical accomplishments include the Grammy Award for his 1959 hit and signature song "El Paso", taken from his album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. "El Paso" was the first song to hit #1 on the pop chart in the 1960s. It was followed up, successfully, by "Don't Worry", which reached #3 on the pop chart in 1961, becoming his third, and last, Top 10 pop hit. "El Paso" was followed by two sequels: "Feleena" and "El Paso City", both of which continued the story featured in the original song. Also in 1961, Robbins wrote the words and music and recorded "I Told the Brook," a ballad later also recorded by Billy Thorpe.

    He won the Grammy Award for the Best Country & Western Recording 1961, for his follow-up album More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, and was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1970, for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". Robbins was named Artist of the Decade (1960–69) by the Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, and was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998 for his song "El Paso".

    Robbins was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. For his contribution to the recording industry, Robbins has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6666 Hollywood Blvd.

    Robbins has been honored by many bands, including the Grateful Dead who covered "El Paso". The Who's 2006 album Endless Wire includes the song "God Speaks Of Marty Robbins". The song's composer, Pete Townshend, explained that the song is about God deciding to create the universe just so he can hear some music, "and most of all, one of his best creations, Marty Robbins." The Beasts of Bourbon released a song called "The Day Marty Robbins Died" on their 1984 debut album The Axeman's Jazz. Johnny Cash recorded a version of "Big Iron" as part of his American Recordings series, which is included in the Cash Unearthed box set. Both Frankie Laine and Elvis Presley, among others, recorded versions of Robbins's song "You Gave Me a Mountain", with Laine's recording reaching the pop and adult contemporary charts in 1969.

    Robbins performed and recorded several songs by longtime songwriter Coleman Harwell, most notably "Thanks but No Thanks" in 1964; Robbins and his producers employed the top sessions musicians and singers including the Jordanaires to record Harwell's songs. Harwell is the nephew of former Nashville Tennessean newspaper editor Coleman Harwell.

    When Robbins was recording his 1961 hit "Don't Worry", session guitarist Grady Martin accidentally created a clicking effect, believed to be caused by a bad electical element in the recording equipment during the session. Marty heard the sound and decided to keep it in the final version. The sound was in sync with the tempo. The song reached #1 on the country chart, and #3 on the pop chart.

    Robbins' song "Big Iron", originally released on his 1959 album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, gained renewed popularity following its use in the video game Fallout: New Vegas.

    Discography

    Notes

    References

  • IMDb Bio Retrieved on 2008-01-25
  • Pruett, Barbara J. ">"Marty Robbins: Fast Cars and Country Music". Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 2007. ISBN 0-8108-6036-8
  • "Fallout: New Vegas" Big Iron is used on Radio New Vegas
  • External links

  • Official Marty Robbins Web site
  • Robbins page at Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Robbins page at Western Music Association
  • Robbins page at Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • Robbins bio by Hank Davis at Allmusic
  • Robbins page by Gaylen Duskey at NASCAR
  • Category:American country guitarists Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:American military personnel of World War II Category:American racecar drivers Category:Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Category:Deaths from surgical complications Category:NASCAR drivers Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Grand Ole Opry members Category:People from Glendale, Arizona Category:1925 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Musicians from Arizona Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Columbia Records artists Category:United States Navy sailors

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    birth dateAugust 10, 1960 (age 51)
    birth placeMálaga, Andalucia, Spain
    birth name
    spouseAna Leza (1987–95)Melanie Griffith (1996–present)
    occupationdirector/actor }}
    José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins, Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro, Spy Kids and the Shrek sequels.

    Early life

    Banderas was born in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain, in 1960 to Ana Banderas, a school teacher, and José Domínguez Prieto, a police officer in the Guardia Civil. He has a younger brother, Francisco. Although the family name is Domínguez, he took his mother's surname as his stage name. He initially wanted to become a professional soccer player until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fourteen. He went on to enroll in some drama classes, eventually joining a theater troupe that toured all over Spain. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain.

    Career

    Early work, 1982–90

    His acting career began at the age of 19, when he worked in small theatres during Spain’s post-dictatorial cultural movement known as the 'Movida'. While performing with the theatre, Banderas caught the attention of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the young actor in his 1982 film debut, Labyrinth of Passion. Two years later he went on to appear in the director's Law of Desire, making headlines with his performance as a gay man, which required him to engage in his first male-to-male onscreen kiss. After Banderas appeared in Almodóvar's 1986 Matador, the director cast him in his internationally acclaimed 1988 film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The recognition Banderas gained for his role increased two years later when he starred in Almodóvar's controversial Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as a mental patient who kidnaps a porn star (Victoria Abril) and keeps her tied up until she returns his love. It was his breakthrough role in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, that helped spur him on to Hollywood. Having become a regular feature of Almodóvar's movies all throughout the 1980s, Almodóvar is credited for helping launch Banderas's international career.

    Breakthrough, 1991–94

    Banderas was first introduced to the American audience in the documentary film Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991). In the film, Madonna says she wants to seduce Banderas even though she knows he is married.

    The following year, still speaking minimal English, he began acting in U.S. films. Despite having to learn all his lines phonetically, Banderas still managed to turn in a critically praised performance as a struggling musician in his first American drama film, The Mambo Kings (1992).

    Banderas then broke through to mainstream American audiences in the film, Philadelphia (1993), as the gay lover of AIDS-afflicted lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks). The film's success earned Banderas wide recognition, and the following year was given a role in Neil Jordan's high-profile adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, which allowed him to share the screen with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

    Worldwide recognition, 1995–present

    He appeared in several major Hollywood releases in 1995, including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez-directed film, Desperado and the antagonist on the action film Assassins co starred with Sylvester Stallone. In 1996, he starred alongside Madonna in Evita, an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in which he played the narrator, Che, a role played by David Essex in the original 1978 West End production. He also made success with his role as the legendary masked swordsman, Zorro in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. He was the first Spanish actor to portray the character.

    In 2001, he collaborated with Robert Rodriguez who cast him in the Spy Kids film trilogy. He also starred in Michael Cristofer's Original Sin alongside Angelina Jolie the same year. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale opposite Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and in Julie Taymor's Frida with Salma Hayek. In 2003, he starred in the last installment of the trilogy Once Upon A Time In Mexico (in which he appeared with Johnny Depp and Salma Hayek). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly-received Crazy in Alabama (1999), starring his wife Melanie Griffith.

    In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston's musical Nine, based on the film , playing the prime role originated by the late Raúl Juliá. Banderas won both the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical. His performance is preserved on the Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics. The following year (2004), he received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).

    His voice role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and the last film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After, helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. In 2005, he reprised his role as Zorro in The Legend of Zorro, though this was not as successful as The Mask of Zorro. In 2006, he starred in Take the Lead, a high-set movie in which he played a ballroom dancing teacher. That year, he directed his second film El camino de los ingleses (English title: Summer Rain), and also received the L.A. Latino International Film Festival's "Gabi" Lifetime Achievement Award on 14 October. He hosted the 600th episode of Saturday Night Live (during season 31).

    He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in 2005.

    In 2011, the horror thriller The Skin I Live In marked the return of Banderas to Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director who launched his international career. The two had not worked together since the 1990s Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! In The Skin I Live In he breaks out of the Latin Lover mold from his Hollywood work and stars as a calculating revenge-seeking plastic surgeon following the rape of his daughter. According to the Associated Press Banderas' performance is among his strongest in recent memory. Also he once again lends his voice to Puss in Boots this time as the protagonist of the Shrek spin-off family film, Puss in Boots. This film has Banderas reuniting with Salma Hayek for the sixth time.

    Business activities

    He has invested some of his film earnings in Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain and the US. He owns 50% of a winery in Villalba de Duero, Burgos, Spain, called Anta Banderas, which produces red and rosé wines.

    He performed a voice-over for a computer-animated bee which can be seen in the United States in television commercials for Nasonex, an allergy medication, and was seen in the 2007 Christmas advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer, a British retailer.

    He has been a veteran of the perfume industry. The actor has been working with fragrance and beauty multinational company Puig for over ten years becoming one of the brand's most successful representatives. Banderas and Puig have successfully promoted a number of fragrances so far – Diavolo, Diavolo for Women, Mediterraneo, Spirit, Spirit for Women, and following the success of Antonio and Blue Seduction for men in 2007, launched his latest Blue Seduction for Women the following year.

    Personal life

    Both Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas were married to other people when they first met. Banderas divorced his first wife, Ana Leza, and in May 14, 1996, married American actress Melanie Griffith in a private, low-key ceremony in London. They had met a year earlier while shooting Two Much. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen (b. 1996), who appeared with her parents in the 1999 film Crazy in Alabama, in which Griffith starred and which Banderas directed. In 2002, the couple's dedication to philanthropy was recognized when they received the 'Stella Adler Angel Award' for their extensive charity work.

    In 1996, Banderas appeared among other figures of Spanish culture in a video supporting the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lists in the general election.

    He is a long time supporter of the Málaga CF.

    He is an officer (mayordomo de trono) of a Roman Catholic religious brotherhood in Málaga and travels, with his wife and daughter, during Holy Week to take part in the processions, although in an interview with People magazine Banderas had once described himself as an agnostic. In May 2010, Banderas received his honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga in the city where he was born.

    Filmography

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Nominated — Goya Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated — Murcia Week of Spanish Cinema for Best Actor |- | 1986 | Puzzle | | |- | 1986 | 27 horas | Rafa | Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actor |- | 1986 | Delirios de amor | | Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish ActorNominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1987 | La ley del deseo | Antonio Benítez | Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish ActorNominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1987 | Así como habían sido | Damián | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1988 | La Mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz | Antonio | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best TV Actor |- | 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Carlos | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1988 | El placer de matar | Luis | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1988 | Baton Rouge | Antonio | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1989 | Bajarse al moro | Alberto | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1989 | Si te dicen que caí | Marcos | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1989 | La Blanca Paloma | Mario | Valladolid International Film Festival for Best ActorFotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1989 | Hasta Luego Tenis | Jake Spicer | |- | 1989 | El Acto | Carlos | |- | 1990 | La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez | Rosendo Juárez | TV |- | 1990 | | Ricky | Golden India Catalina Award for Best ActorFotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie ActorACE Awards for Best ActorNominated — Goya Awards for Best Actor |- | 1990 | Contra el viento | Juan | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1992 | Una Mujer bajo la lluvia | Miguel | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1992 | | Néstor Castillo | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie ActorNominated — Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Performance |- | 1993 | Il Giovane Mussolini (Benito) | Benito Mussolini | TV |- | 1993 | (Outrage!) | Marcos | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1993 | | Pedro Tercero García | his first English-language film |- | 1993 | Philadelphia | Miguel Álvarez | |- | 1994 | Of Love and Shadows | Francisco | Nominated — NCLR Bravo Awards for Best Actor in a Feature Film |- | 1994 | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Armand | |- | 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Antonio | |- | 1995 | Desperado | El Mariachi (Manito) | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best KissNominated — MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male |- | 1995 | Four Rooms | as Man (segment "The Misbehavers") | |- | 1995 | Assassins | Miguel Bain | |- | 1995 | Never Talk to Strangers | Tony Ramirez | |- | 1995 | Two Much | Art Dodge | Nominated — Goya Award for Best ActorNominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |- | 1996 | Evita | Che | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |- | 1997 | Wag the Dog | Ramón | later on replaced by the real Ramón |- | 1998 | | Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro | European Film Awards for Best European Actor |- | 1998 | Andrew Lloyd Webber's Royal Albert Hall Celebration | Che/Phantom | |- | 1999 | | Ahmad ibn Fadlan | Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film |- | 1999 | | Morales Pittman | |- | 1999 | Play It to the Bone | César Domínguez | |- | 2001 | | Father Matt Gutiérrez | |- | 2001 | Spy Kids | Gregorio Cortez | Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt Kicker |- | 2001 | Original Sin | Luís Vargast | |- | 2002 | Femme Fatale | Nicolas Bardo | |- | 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Gregorio Cortez | |- | 2002 | Frida | David Alfaro Siqueiros | |- | 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Agent Jeremiah Ecks | |- | 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Gregorio Cortez | |- | 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | El Mariachi | 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    + Director & Producer
    Year Film Role Notes
    1999 Crazy in Alabama Director ALMA Award for Best Director of a Feature FilmEuropean Film Award for Achievement in World CinemaNominated — Golden Lion for Directing
    2006 Director
    2008 Missing Lynx Producer

    Musicals on Broadway

    + Theater
    Year Play Role Notes
    2003 Guido Contini Theatre World Award
    2011 Alexis Zorba Broadway Revival will open in the Fall of 2011

    See also

  • [[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
  • References

    External links

  • Antonio Banderas appointed Goodwill Ambassador at Bay Ledger
  • Category:1960 births Category:European Film Awards winners (people) Category:Spanish people Category:Andalusian people Category:Living people Category:People from Málaga (city) Category:Spanish film actors Category:Spanish musical theatre actors Category:People from Los Angeles, California Category:GLAAD Media Awards winners

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    Backgroundsolo_singer
    Birth nameEdgar Ricardo Arjona Morales
    Birth dateJanuary 19, 1964,
    GenreLatin pop, Ballad
    InstrumentVocals, Guitar, Piano
    OccupationMusician
    Websitewww.ricardoarjona.com }}
    Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born 19 January 1964, in Jocotenango near Antigua, Guatemala), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer. He has won two Grammy Awards from three nominations: The 2007 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album and the 2006 Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, both for his album Adentro, (2005).

    Biography and career

    At the age of 8, young Ricardo could already play the guitar . He kept studying and went through a teenage rebel phase which became a problem for him at school, but never put music aside, the only thing that he enjoyed. Time went by and he never forgot the idea of becoming a professional singer.

    At 21, Ricardo Arjona got the opportunity to record his first album “Dejame decir que te amo”. The recording turned out to be a bad experience for him and he decided to leave the music business. He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school (Santa Elena III), where he reputedly said he spent six hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing soccer. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona's pupils. The representative found that the students' level of education was actually above average.

    Ricardo Arjona was a talented basketball player, and he played for the team Leones de Marte and TRIAS. He also toured Central America as a member of the Guatemalan national basketball team; until recently he held the record for the most points scored (78) in a single game by a Guatemalan player.

    Music was always in him and decided to try again with the launch of his second album, His musical stamp “Jesus verbo, no sustantivo” a definite consolidation as composer and singer. The album was the most sold in history on the Latin market for some Central American countries; but is still not known internationally.

    Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).

    At USAC there is a library hall that bears his name. There is also a street named for him in his birthplace, Jocotenango, Guatemala.

    In the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he met Puerto Rican Leslie Torres and had two children with her: Adria and Ricardo. Later in 2005 they separated.

    Discography

    Studio Albums

  • Déjame Decir Que Te Amo (1985)
  • Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo (1990)
  • Del Otro Lado del Sol (1991)
  • Animal Nocturno (1993)
  • Historias (1994)
  • Si El Norte Fuera El Sur (1996)
  • Sin Daños a Terceros (1998)
  • Galería Caribe (2000)
  • Santo Pecado (2002)
  • Adentro (2005)
  • 5to Piso (2008)
  • Poquita Ropa (2010)
  • Independiente (2011)
  • Live Albums

  • Vivo (1999)
  • Compilations

  • 12 Grandes Exitos (2003)
  • Lados B (2003)
  • Solo (2004)
  • Canciones (2005)
  • Quién Dijo Ayer (2007)
  • Simplemente Lo Mejor (2008)
  • Trópico (2009)
  • Lo Esencial De Ricardo Arjona (2010)
  • References

  • This page has been translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article Ricardo Arjona
  • External links

  • Official site
  • Category:1964 births Category:Guatemalan people of Spanish descent Category:People from Sacatepéquez Department Category:Guatemalan musicians Category:Living people Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Latin Grammy Award winners Category:Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala alumni

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