Café Tacuba Cafe
Café Tacvba performing on October 12, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Background information
Also known as	café tacvba
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock, Latin music, Latin rap, Latin rock
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Warner Music Mexico (1992-1999) Universal Music Mexico (2003-present)
Associated acts	HopPo! Sektacore! Molotov Julieta Venegas
Members
Rubén Albarrán Emmanuel del Real Enrique Rangel Joselo Rangel

Café Tacuba (often stylised as Café Tacvba) is a band from Naucalpan, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s.^[1] They were founded in 1989, and since then have had the same musical lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Emmanuel "Meme" del Real Díaz (keyboards, piano, programming, rhythm guitar, melodica, vocals), José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo (lead guitar, vocals), and Enrique 'Quique' Rangel Arroyo: (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals). Mexican folk music player Alejandro Flores is considered the 5th tacuba, as he has played the violin in almost every Café Tacuba concert since 1994. Since the Cuatro Caminos World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band.

History[link]

Formation (1989-90)[link]

Previously known as "Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí" (a tribute to Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), the band took its final name from a coffee shop (el Café de Tacuba) located in downtown Mexico City. The cafe, which opened in 1912 and had its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, was representative of the Pachuco scene at the time, something the band would later acknowledge as an influence. The Café de Tacuba is still in operation as a coffee shop and restaurant on Tacuba Street, in Mexico City's Historic Center. The band changed its name to Café Tacvba (changing the u for a v) in order to avoid legal issues with the coffee shop.

Singer Rubén Albarran and bassist Enrique Rangel met while studying graphic design at Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico City.^[2][3] Rangel's brother, Joselo, completed the band's lineup in 1989.^[2] The group began playing music in the garage of a house in their neighborhood, Satélite, an upper-middle-class suburban area in the Naucalpan municipality, in the northern region of the Mexico City metropolitan area. Café Tacuba was principally influenced by alternative rock bands of the 1980s such as The Cure, The Clash, The Smiths, and Violent Femmes. Despite their English-language influences, the band members wanted to represent their native culture, so they incorporated Mexican influences into their music. The group began singing primarily in Spanish and changed their name to Café Tacuba.^[1]

Café Tacuba went from being a garage band to a concert act in 1989, when they joined the scene surrounding El Hijo del Cuervo, a cultural club in Coyoacán featuring writers and musicians. As they performed in various venues around Mexico City, they were discovered by Argentinian music producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who at the time was producing albums for leading bands of the burgeoning Rock en Español movement of the time.^[1] Santaolalla arranged a contract for the band with Warner Music Latina (WEA), with plans to produce its debut album himself. Café Tacuba in turn proceeded to record their first song for commercial release, "Tamales de Iguanita," which WEA released as part of a Christmas-themed rock en español compilation, Diciembre 25, in 1990.

Early success (1991-96)[link]

Café Tacuba performing in Pontevedra, Spain.

The group's debut album, Café Tacvba, was released in 1992 and was extremely popular in Mexico. The group experimented with many different musical styles, from punk and ska, to electronica and hip hop, to regional Mexican varieties such norteño, bolero, and ranchera.^[1] Café Tacuba released five singles from the album -- "Maria," "Rarotonga", "Las Persianas", "La Chica Banda" and "Las Batallas" -- with a music video filmed for each, with the exception of the latter.^[1]

Two years later, the band released a follow-up album, Re, in 1994. The singles "La Ingrata," "Las Flores," and "El Ciclón" were also commercially successful. On the album, collaborators included Luis Conte and Alejandra Flores, while unconventional rock instrumentation such as jarana, guitarrón, melodeon, and drum machines were employed. The album's mixture of genres such as alternative rock, punk, and metal with traditional Latin American styles helped the group develop a dedicated cult following.^[2] During the promotion of the album, the band's attendance at the 1995 New Music Seminar in New York helped garner some media attention in the United States.^[1]

In 1996, Café Tacvba released Avalancha de Éxitos, meaning "Avalanche of Hits", a covers album in which the band performed songs by other Spanish-speaking artists. The tracks were recorded while the band was in the studio working on Re and grew tired of recording new material.^[2] Avalancha de Éxitos marked Café Tacvba's first appearance on Billboard's album charts (number 12 on the Latin Pop chart, 28 on Top Latin Albums), and the band commenced an international tour to promote the album.^[1] In 1996, the band also contributed to the AIDS benefit album Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin produced by the Red Hot Organization performing along with David Byrne.^[1]

[edit] Revés/Yo Soy (1997-99)

In the wake of the group's international tour, Café Tacuba withdrew from music for a while. When they returned to work, they gathered in their own studio and spent roughly a half-year working on experimental music that encompassed ambient electronica and musique concrète, as well as collaborative work with the Kronos Quartet, an American string quartet.^[1] Santaolalla liked the resulting music and deemed it ready for release. WEA, however, did not like the idea releasing an entirely instrumental album of experimental music, after the group had gained success with their more accessible style of music. In the end, WEA and Café Tacuba reached a compromise: if the band would record a second album of more conventional material, the label would release both as a double-disc package and sell it for the cost of a standard single-disc album.^[1]

As promised, the group returned to the studio to record an album of previously written material, and released Revés/Yo Soy in 1999. The album was a double-disc set, featuring both the band's instrumental music and the newly recorded album. The album is notable for its unconventional packaging style, designed by vocalist Rubén Isaac Albarrán. In addition, the album titles Revés (which translates to "reverse") and Yo Soy (a palindrome), exemplify the band's eccentricity. The album also featured two popular singles, "La Locomotora" and "La Muerte Chiquita." The album won a Latin Grammy for Best Rock Album.^[1]

Hiatus and signing with MCA (2000-02)[link]

After Revés/Yo Soy, the group would not release another album for four years. In the meantime, Café Tacuba contributed recordings to various projects such as the Amores Perros (2000) and Y Tu Mamá También (2002) soundtracks as well as the tribute album El Mas Grande Homenaje a Los Tigres del Norte (2001), which included a cover of "Futurismo y Tradición." In addition, guitarists Emmanuel del Real Díaz and Joselo Rangel produced a couple songs for Julieta Venegas: "Me Van a Matar" and "Disco Eterno".^[1] Rangel also began work on a solo album, Oso, in 2003, which was produced by Albarrán.

While Café Tacuba pursued these various projects, they were looking for a new recording contract; the WEA relationship had come to an end after a trio of compilations released in 2001: Tiempo Transcurrido: The Best of Café Tacuba; a videos collection of the same name; and Lo Esencial de Café Tacuba, a triple-disc package containing the band's first three albums. Maverick Records, Madonna's label, reportedly attempted to sign Café Tacuba during this time; however, the band decided ultimately to sign with MCA Records in 2002.^[1]

Café Tacuba performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 22, 2008

[edit] Cuatro Caminos (2003-06)

When Café Tacuba began work on Cuatro Caminos, the band took a different approach than in the past. They decided to work with a live drummer, and recruited Victor Indrizzo and Joey Waronker. Secondly, they wanted to work with a couple choice producers besides Santaolalla and Kerpel; they recruited Dave Friedman and Andrew Weiss. Released in June 2003, Cuatro Caminos was met with commercial and critical success. The album won a Grammys for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album as well as two Latin Grammys for Best Alternative Album and Best Rock Song ("Eres").

The group toured extensively after the release of Cuatro Caminos, and released a live album of a performance in front of 170,000 people in Mexico City at El Palacio de los Deportes in October 2004. The album was called Un Viaje, and was a double-disc set. After the release of the album, the group took a three-year break from releasing music.

[edit] Sino (2007-present)

In 2007 Café Tacuba returned with a new studio album, Sino. The album has been compared to classic rock groups such as The Who and the Beach Boys, a departure from their previous techno and funk-influenced sound.^[4] The band also performed on the main stage at Lollapalooza that summer. On September 10, 2008, Café Tacuba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year and Alternative Music Album, for Si No. The lead single "Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song, the second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night.

In 2008, the band collaborated with Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 on the song "No Hay Nadie Como Tú". The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs^[5] and number 15 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay.^[6]

Formerly graphic design students, Rubén, Joselo and Quique design their own album covers.^[7]

Emmanuel stated in March 2012 that a new album is planned for release before the end of 2012.^[8]

Members[link]

Rubén Isaac Albarrán

Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega[link]

Vocalist and guitar player. Previously, until 2001, he played in an alternative band called Villa Jardín. In 2006 he announced his solo debut, Bienvenido al sueño (Welcome To The Dream), it consists of electronic instruments with Buddhist influences and Prehispanic Mexican which he describes as "música protónica por no limitarlo o estereotiparlo" (pre-tonic music so as not to limit or stereotype it).

He is also known as "Juan", "Pinche Juan" (Fucking John), "Tachuela" (Tack), "Cosme", "Masiosare", "Anónimo" (Anonymous), "Nrü" (pronunciation given as "Dshiu" in Spanish; perhaps intended to be [dʒy], "Amparo Tonto Medardo In Lak’ech" or "At Medardo ILK", "G3", "Gallo Gasss" (Gasss Rooster), "Élfego Buendía", "Rita Cantalagua", "Sizu Yantra", "Ixaya Mazatzin Tleyótl", "Ixxi Xoo" and now "Cone Cahuitl". He lived the first four years of his life in Monterrey. Studied at UAM (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana) where he received a bachelor's degree in Design and Graphic Communication. Ruben, or however he is now known has always pushed gender norms through provocative lyrics, and the occasional skirt worn on stage at concerts.

In the shows prior to the release of their first album, people would yell"¡Pinche Juan!" ("Fucking Juan!") (the name of one of the band's first underground hits) to Rubén, so he kept the name for the release of the first album. Two years later he got bored and changed it to "Cosme" for the release of "Re". Since then, he has changed his name for every album and world tour.

In 2010, while on break from Café Tacvba, Rubén Albarrán formed a side project called HopPo!^[9] He briefly toured during the fall of 2010 in South and North America with HopPo!^[10]

Emmanuel del Real

Emmanuel Del Real[link]

Emmanuel "Meme" del Real has been in the band from the moment they took the name Café Tacuba. Since the beginning he became in charge of the keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, vocals, melodeon, and melodica.

For a long time he only sang backup, but since the release of Re in 1992, he began singing lead on songs like El Borrego (The Lamb) or Pez (Fish), he also began playing the guitar more than before.

On the covers album Avalancha de Éxitos he plays guitar on No Controles (Don't Control). Since then he's also been known to play the jarana. Del Real has written some of the band's biggest hits such as La Ingrata (The Ingrate), Las Flores (The Flowers), Aviéntame (Throw Me) and Eres (You Are).

He is known in the Mexican electronica scene as "DJ Angustias"; is part of the Noiselab collective; and released a solo album in late 2005. Del Real has also produced songs for many Mexican artists like Julieta Venegas, Natalia Lafourcade, Ely Guerra, and Liquits, among others.

Joselo Rangel

José Alfredo Rangel Arroyo[link]

José Alfredo Rangel spent the first 9 years of his life in Minatitlán, Veracruz, until his family moved to Mexico DF were he studied industrial design in the UAM. During his youth he had various hobbies like comic books and design even though he decided music was his major passion. While in college he met a person with a peculiar voice and extravagant ideas: Albarrán. They became best friends and with his brother Quique and Beto they formed a band called Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí.

Later on, with the arrival of Del Real the band became Café Tacuba with Rangel playing electric guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals. After 13 years with the band Rangel decided launch a solo side project. He has released two albums: the first, 2001's "Oso" (Bear), named after Joselo's childhood nickname; the second, titled "Lejos" (Far) in 2005.

Quique Rangel

Enrique Rangel Arroyo[link]

Enrique Rangel Arroyo plays bass guitar, electric upright bass and vocals for Café Tacuba.

At the beginning of Café Tacuba Rangel brought Del Real to join them on keyboards. Thanks to Joselo he began learning the guitar, but in time stopped his graphic designer work to further dedicate himself to various musical projects. He designed the covers for his brother's albums "Oso" and "Lejos". Rangel now plays in a band called Los Odio ("I Hate All of You"), which includes Paco Huidobro, Jay de la Cueva, and the drummer from La Lupita. Along with Del Real, Rangel has written some of the bands biggest hits.

Alejandro Flores[link]

Folk musician Alejandro Flores plays violin and is considered the fifth Tacubo. He has played with the band since 1994. He has also participated on two LPs by San Pascualito Rey.

Luis Ledezma[link]

Also known as "El Children", Ledezma is the band's live drummer but is not considered an official band member.

Genre[link]

Their musical style covers a wide variety of genres, though it is most commonly labeled as Rock en Español. Their music has been heavily influenced by Mexico's indigenous population and folk music traditions, but also by punk and electronic music and other bands on the Mexico City scene. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of their music is Albarrán's nasal voice, which, combined with his impressive lung capacity (as demonstrated on "La Ingrata", a homage of norteño music), makes for a very distinctive sound. They sing entirely in Spanish but have a significant Anglophone following regardless.

The song "Chilanga Banda" has a hip-hop beat under a stream of Mexico City slang originally written by Jaime López, "María" is a 'bolero' ballad about a street prostitute, "El Fin de la Infancia" a brass-heavy 'banda ranchera' sound that reflects the influence of 'banda sinaloense', "Desperté" has a tango-driven melody while "El Borrego" mocks speed metal.

Discography[link]

Every studio album released by the band so far has been produced by Gustavo Santaolalla except for Cuatro Caminos which was produced by Santaloalla, Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Weezer) and Andrew Weiss (Ween). Cuatro Caminos was featured on several Top Albums of 2003 charts, including Rolling Stone, New York Times, Blender Magazine and won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.

Studio albums[link]

• Café Tacuba (1992),
• Re (1994),
• Avalancha de Éxitos ("Avalanche of Hits", 1996),
• Revés/Yo Soy (actually a two-album vocal/instrumental collection, winner of a Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album of 1999).
• Cuatro Caminos ("Four Paths", 2003 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album ).
• Sino (winner of two 2008 Latin Grammies, one for best rock song and the second one for the best alternative song of the year), October, 2007.

Other albums[link]

• Tiempo Transcurrido (2001) - best-of album with DVD included
• Vale Callampa (EP) (2002) - tribute album to Chilean band Los Tres
• Un Viaje (2005) - 15th anniversary concert (RIAA: Platinum^[11])
• MTV Unplugged (2005) - Recorded in 1995

Appearances[link]

• Emmanuel Del Real and Chetes wrote and produced 16 De Febrero (February 16), the (title song for the film Fuera del cielo (Beyond The Sky).^[12]
• The song "Eo" from Cuatro Caminos is featured on Electronic Arts FIFA Football 2004 video game.
• The song "Futurismo y Tradicion" is featured on Electronic Arts' FIFA Street 2 video game.
• The song "Volver a Comenzar" is featured in Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet video game.
• The band played at The Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago, IL on August 5, 2007 and were greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Following their 45:00 set, they were brought back for three encores.
• On July 17, 2007, Cafe Tacuba unveiled a new song entitled "El Outsider" on a taping for Mun2's television show Vivo.
• They have contributed to movie soundtracks like Amores Perros, Y Tu Mamá También, Piedras Verdes and Vivir mata as well as tribute albums to José José and Los Tigres del Norte. Café Tacuba also collaborated with different artists such as Plastilina Mosh, Kronos Quartet, David Byrne, Celso Piña, Maldita Vecindad, Sekta Core, Calle 13, Enanitos Verdes, Los Lobos and Control Machete. They have played live with Beck, Incubus, Los Lobos and Los Tres.

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

• Cafe Tacuba Official Web Site
• TodoTacvba Sitio Fan

Tacuba
—  Municipality  —
Fair Trade coffee growers in Tacuba
Tacuba Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°54′N 89°56′W / 13.9°N 89.933°W / 13.9; -89.933Coordinates: 13°54′N 89°56′W / 13.9°N 89.933°W / 13.9; -89.933
Country	El Salvador
Department	Ahuachapán Department
Elevation	2,293 ft (699 m)

Tacuba is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.

Church Of Tacuba[link]

It is located in Villa of Tacuba. It is head of the municipality of the same name in the department of Ahuachapán, at about 14 Kilometers of the city of Ahuachapán and at 700 meters over the sea level. It was built in the 16th century or at the beginning of the 17th century by the officer Juan Clemente and his son Juan.

Its facade is of wooden type and it has a Baroque style with a front of three bodies. The interior is decorated with four Solomon columns and two arched niches in the half body. The niches house images of entablature; it also possesses an opening for the illumination of the interior. The superior body is decorated with Solomon columns, where it can be appreciated, since it was partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1773. It happened in Guatemala, and created destruction in the city of Antigua, Guatemala.

Of the church itself, only the facade of a lateral wall and a section of the outer wall remain. There are also two embedded chapels. This description is previous to the damage produced by the earthquake of June 19, 1982. A beautiful baptism puddle of sculpted stone is still conserved. In the data of “Statistical Population and their resources” of 1858, there is a comment: “there is a beautiful ruined temple of calicanto and regular convent of pope”. There is a document of 1769, in which the ordinary mayor, Don Mateo Ramirez, describes the construction of the church. He mentions that Tacuba was founded by the pipiles and was called Tacupán, a Nahuatl word meaning “patio" or "ball game field”.

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Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas at Central Park Summer 2008
Background information
Birth name	Julieta Venegas Percevault
Born	(1970-11-24) November 24, 1970 (age 41) Long Beach, California, USA
Origin	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Genres	Pop, indie pop, alternative music, folk rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Accordion, Guitar, Keyboards, Wurlitzer, Vibraphone, Caja, Cello
Years active	1992–present
Labels	RCA, Sony International
Website	julietavenegas.net

Julieta Venegas Percevault (born November 24, 1970 in Long Beach, California, USA),^[1] known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer. Venegas grew up in Tijuana and began studying music at the age of eight. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!.

She plays several instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She has won five Latin Grammys and one Grammy Award among other awards. She has composed music for theater and performed in soundtracks for dozens of movies.

In 1997, she released her debut album Aquí to favorable reviews in Mexico by the rock audience.^[2] In later years she positioned herself as one of the most prominent songwriters in Latin pop by achieving fame in 2003 in Latin America and Spain with the album Sí and singles "Andar Conmigo" and "Algo Está Cambiando" which were positioned at the top of Latin Billboard.^[3]

In 2006, she released her most successful album Limón y Sal which is her best-selling album to date. Limón y Sal achieved Platinum status in several countries,^[4] including the worldwide hit "Me Voy." "Me voy" was certified Gold in Mexico.^[5] Her last album Otra Cosa appears in the bucks tops European countries and America.^[6]

Venegas was designated a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Mexico.^[7]

Biography[link]

Julieta began playing instruments at the age of 10 when her parents first sent her to piano lessons. In the years that followed, music grew to be her passion. At the beginning of her career, she collaborated with a few bands in Tijuana, and then later in Mexico D.F. Her first solo album, Aquí, was released in 1998 with the collaboration of Gustavo Santaolalla. She recorded, toured and played live. In 2000, she recorded her second album, Bueninvento, where she experimented with the electric guitar, and collaborated with producers and musicians including Gustavo Santaolalla, Meme de Real, Quique Rangel, Toy Hernandez and Joe Chiccarelli. In 2003 she released her third album, Sí, which was recorded and produced in Buenos Aires and Madrid with guest musicians Cachorro Lopez and Coti Sorokin. In 2006, her fourth album, Limón y Sal, debuted with the help of producer Cachorro. In 2007, she collaborated with Miranda! to record the song "Perfecta," which became a chart-topping single in 2008 in Latin America. Also that year, a she was featured in MTV Unplugged which led to a DVD and CD. The single "El Presente" was drawn from that production. Her new album Otra Cosa was released in March 2010.^[8]

[edit] Aquí 1997–2000

With the support of BMG, Julieta recorded her first solo album with producer Gustavo Santaolalla. Published in 1997, "Aquí" contained twelve tracks composed by Julieta and was distributed in Mexico, Spain, and several Latin American countries. The material showed Julieta to be an extremely inventive artist in Mexican popular music.

The first single from the album "De Mis Pasos" was dramatically accepted by a young audience and quickly positioned as one of the best songs female rock of that time. The second single, "Como Sé," won the MTV award for "Mejor Interpretación Femenina."

Following the international release of the album, Julieta received a large number of invitations to collaborate with different musicians and performers in Latin America, including Sasha Sokol, Enanitos Verdes, Sr. Gonzalez, Los Tres, Liquits, Cartel de Santa, León, and Enrique Bunbury.

In 1998, she participated in the tour "De Diva Voz" with Ely Guerra and Aurora y La Academia, appearing at different locations in Mexico and the United States. Soon after, the tour was in "Calaveritas y Diablitos" next to Aterciopelados and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in Spain. The same year she participated in the album Volcán: Tributo a José José, a tribute to the legendary Mexican singer José José. Julieta recorded the song "El Triste".

Her participation in international festivals increased the following year. The Festival presented Juliet "Midem Americas (Miami)," Generation Ñ "(in Spain)," Rock Al Parque de Bogotá (Colombia) and Festival "El Hatillo" (in Venezuela).

In 1999, she appeared in the Mexican version of the video "Infinito" by Bunbury.

In 2000, Nacho Mastretta invited her to participate in her album "Luna de Miel", which consists of twelve songs performed by twelve female vocalists from different countries. Soon after that, Venegas contributed three songs to the soundtrack ofEn El País de No Pasa Nada.

Soon after, Julieta Venegas wrote and recorded for the film "Amores Perros" and the song "Amores Perros Me Van A Matar." The song was produced by Emmanuel del Real and Quique Rangel (Café Tacuba), who would also collaborate with Venegas on her next album, Bueninvento.

[edit] Bueninvento 2000–2002

Bueninvento, also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla and Joe Chicarelli, was launched in September 2000. It was recorded in Los Angeles (California), Monterrey and Mexico City. Thirteen of the fourteen songs are authored by Julieta Venegas including a tribute to Juan Gabriel – "Siempre En Mi Mente." She had gotten inspired by Dayla Molina! ♫♪

In the same year, she participated in the "Arezzo Wave Love" in Italy, where she sang a version of the song "Amores Perros ..." in Italian and the tour "Evolucion 2000" with Jaguares, Jumbo and Gusana Ciega. It is also involved in the Hannover Fair as part of Music Bridges Around the World, which links to composers from around the world. Join the Cubadisco Festival in Havana, Cuba and the tour 'Femina Rock' with Maria Gabriela Epumer and other female figures of the rock.

In 2002, the singer Victor Manuel calls offering to participate in a tribute to Joaquín Sabina along with other women. Sing "Corre Dijó La Tortuga."

Participa several soundtracks: In the movie "Maria Full of Grace" with the theme "Lo Que Venga Después." In the movie "Demasiado Amor" a cover of Lupita D'alessio "Acariciame" with two versions, one in collaboration with Mastretta, one with Joan Valent. Also works with Mastretta for the main theme of the Spanish film"El Sueño del Caiman".

Sing "Niños" a duet with Spanish Pedro Guerra Ofrenda disk and received by the same in the Persian Gulf where they sing a duet on the song "Cómo Sé" against the European media.

She sings in the Soda Stereo album tribute to the song "Disco Eterno" which is nominated for a Grammy for "Best Rock Song: Hoy No Quiero" and "Best Alternative Rock Disco: Bueninvento" takes a brief break in his career and is dedicated to singing themes José José ("El Triste"), José Alfredo Jimenez ("Serenata Sin Luna") and Los Tigres del Norte ("La Jaula de Oro") and does duets with Celso Piña and ska "Los de Abajo" while preparing the songs for his upcoming album "Sí".

[edit] Sí 2003–2005

In late 2003, released the album "Sí", which collaborates Coti and "Cachorro Lopez", recorded in Argentina and Spain. So far it has been her biggest commercial success, allowing her to reach a wider market. It has sold over a million copies, making the songs on "Andar Conmigo", "Lento" and "Algo Está Cambiando" pop standards in Latin music.

She was invited to do, along with Pau Dones from Jarabe de Palo, a song for the soundtrack of the movie "Asesino En Serie: El Listón de Tu Pelo" a Tributo to Los Angeles Azules.

2004 year was the most productive year professionally and spiritually for Julieta Venegas – MTVla awarded her three awards for: "Artist of the Year", "Solo of the Year" and "Best Artist North." She was also awarded her first Latin Grammy in the category "Best Rock Album." She won 3 Awards for "Oye!" Mexico City in the categories "Artist of the Year", "Song of the Year: Andar Conmigo" and "Record of the Year: Sí." "Sí" gave sufficient security to show their femininity and risk play in the risk and ways of pop criticism.

In 2004 she collaborated on the album "Neruda En El Corazón" with artists like Joan Manuel Serrat, Pablo Milanés and Ana Belén. It is responsible for putting music to the poem "A Callarse" and participates in the "Diego Torres: MTV Unplugged" on the song "Sueños". Participate in the concert "El Sueño Existe" in homage to Salvador Allende in the Stadium Nacional de Chile, with Chilean and international artists as Gilberto Gil, The Prisoners, Leon Gieco and Silvio Rodríguez, among others.

She began her first international tour in Mexico and celebrated it with a memorable concert at the Teatro Metropolitan, which is reflected in the album "Sí Special Edition" and is the first Latin artist to release a "Limited Edition DualDisc." Julieta Venegas is placed between Latin artists with more international exposure, and is therefore requested to sing with various artists such as Lenine, El Cartel de Santa and Paulina Rubio. "Sí" is received with open arms in Viña del Mar, where it receives the recognition Mar de Plata and she was invited to record in Los Shajatos, singing in English, "you've got hide your love away" and "Blackbird" by The Beatles

Julieta also participated in the disc of Vincentico: "Los Rayos " in the theme: "Tonto" and the MTV Unplugged Lenine on the theme: "Miedo" and different musical scores for movies like "Hotel Tivoli" ("El Fuego y El Combustible"), "Sólo Dios Sabe" (" Saudade " ft. Otto and "Lagrimas Negras").

[edit] Limón y Sal 2006–2007

Singer Julieta Venegas participated in the 2006 “Mujeres sin miedo, todas somos Atenco” event.

Julieta took about a year to produce her next album, which was recorded in Buenos Aires with the production of Cachorro López. At the same time she paid tribute to Andrés Calamaro with the song "Sin Documentos." Also included is title track "Limón y Sal".

When the first single "Me Voy," a Ranchera/Pop song, was released in 2006, it quickly rose in popularity, transcending distance and language barriers as it is performed in English, Italian and Spanish.

March saw the launch of "Limón y Sal" which was awarded a gold record for more than 50 thousand copies sold within two days of its launch. After a single week it had received a platinum for 100 thousand records in Mexico and more golds for selling 50 thousand copies in both Spain and the United States. A few days later the record received another gold record for more than 50 thousand copies in Italy.

In June 2006 in Spain, Venegas took part in the MTV Day festival with Amaral and Keane, among others. Two days later, she took part in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of Los 40 Principales Radio Formula. She sang "Me Voy" and "Nada de Esto Fué Un Error" next to Coti. She has participated in the Spanish series "Yo Soy Bea", as the series was also involved in "SOS Mi Vida" Argentina on TV. In 2007 a compilation album came out entitled "Realmente Lo Mejor".

Venegas also collaborated on the Hector Buitrago album "Conector" with the theme "Música Somos" before beginning a world tour encompassing first Italy and other parts of Europe. Upon returning from Europe, she visited almost all of Latin America and the United States on her "Limón y Sal" Tour.

With regard to awards, she won her second Latin Grammy for "Best Alternative Album" and also won her first Grammy in a historic tie with Ricardo Arjona's album "Adentro".

A total of 4 singles were released: "Me Voy", "Limón y Sal", "Eres para Mí" and "Primer Día" – a song that was supposedly only for Europe, but also caught American ears.

[edit] MTV Unplugged 2008–2009

The year 2008 was even more productive, since March 6, she recorded her "MTV Unplugged", which was ranked as "Very Successful", besides being the first to be recorded in Mexico. Artists joining Julietta for this live concert included Juan Son, La Mala Rodriguez, Marisa Monte, Natalia Lafourcade, Gustavo Santaolalla and an orchestra of 15 musicians. This MTV Unplugged aired on 5 June 2008 on MTV and the CD was released on 17 June. For this same CD, she was named MTV Artist of the Month.

This record blends the ranchera touch with pop ballads that have been very well accepted by the public. In Mexico, the song lasted for 10 weeks at the top of popularity and getting very good reviews. This record shows that Julieta is an accordion of surprises, showing songs like: "Mira la vida", "Algún Día" y "Cómo Sé" that show Julieta as more mature and aware of what she does and always busy reinventing herself every day and giving the public something new to their ears.

The album was released on June 10 at the international level, producing strong sales and one month after its release Julieta was awarded a platinum disc for selling more than 100,000 records in Mexico and two gold discs for more than 50,000 records in Colombia and the USA.

Julieta started an international tour for the first time, visiting England and Germany, countries which had never heard music like hers.

Her record was nominated for MTV Awards, Premios Luna del Auditorio and the Latin Grammy. Her concerts are among the most requested and popular with the public.

She recorded a duet with French singer Olivia Ruiz singing "Las Migajas de Mi Corazón." At the MTV Awards LA she sang with the Electro/Norteño Nortec Collective band a unique version of "El Presente"

On November 13, 2008 Julieta took home two Latin Grammy awards in the categories of "Best Alternative Album" and "Best Long Form Video". After her successful tour Julieta was invided by Nelly Furtado to participate in the song "Bajo Otra Luz" with La Mala Rodríguez.

[edit] Otra Cosa 2010–Present

"Otra Cosa" was released on Tuesday, March 16, in record stores and on iTunes. The first single was "Bien o Mal" written with Alejandro Sergi vocalist of the band Miranda! and released on March 16, 2010.

"Otra Cosa", placed on the first and second positions of the "Top Albums" in the iTunes Latino store with her two Deluxe and Standard edition albums, according to the official website. Julieta Venegas became the first Latin artist to launch an iTunes LP.

Four days after the official launch of "Otra Cosa", Julieta Venegas earned a Gold Record in Mexico.

The album contains 12 songs filled with acoustic and electric guitars, synthesizers, various percussion instruments, cavaquinhos, winds, subtle pianos (played by herself), and accordions.

Also seen in pictures posted in Twitter, Julieta mentions other instruments used on the album that include: ukulele, bass, Bouzuki, and Tuba.

The album was produced by Julieta and Cachorro López (who also produced "Limón Y Sal").

Following the album's release Juieta Venegas toured the United States (sponsored by the brand Jack Daniels) in 16 cities, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Julita Venegas participated in the Vive Latino Festival 2010, playing on two occasions, both in the Green Stage. She participated in a reunion with her former band, Tijuana No! and sang a duet with their new band member, Alexis Güereña, singing "Pobre de Ti".

A few weeks prior to the release of the album, Julieta Venegas acknowledged being three months pregnant, but has not named the father. Sources state he is a psychologist from Argentina.

On April 27, 2010, a visibly pregnant Julieta Venegas played some songs of the album at KCRW, an internet public radio station in Santa Monica College.

On August 13, 2010 Julieta gave birth to a baby girl named Simona in Mexico.^[9][10] Julieta, who is divorced, has never revealed the identity of the baby's father.

Discography[link]

• 1997: Aquí (+ 300,000)
• 2000: Bueninvento (+ 500,000)
• 2003: Sí (+ 2,000,000)
• 2006: Limón y Sal (+ 4,000,000)
• 2008: MTV Unplugged (+ 1,200,000)
• 2010: Otra Cosa (+ 1,100,000)

See also[link]

• List of awards and nominations received by Julieta Venegas

Awards[link]

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2004:

• Best Rock Solo Vocal Album (Sí).

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004:

• Best Solo Artist*Best Artist (Mexico)
• Artist of the Year

• Premios Oye! 2004

• Best Song of The Year (Andar Conmigo)
• Album of The Year (Sí)
• Rock In Spanish

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2006:

• Best Solo Artist

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2006:

• Best Alternative Music Album (Limón y Sal).

• Grammy Awards 2007

• Best Latin Pop Album (Limón y Sal).

• MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2007:

• Best Pop Artist

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2008:

• Best Alternative Album (MTV Unplugged)
• Best Music Video Long Form (MTV Unplugged)

• Latin Grammy Awards of 2010:

• Best Short Form Music Video (Bien o Mal)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Julieta Venegas on Myspace
• Julieta Venegas on Facebook
• Julieta Venegas's channel on YouTube
• Julieta Venegas on Twitter