Alicia Villarreal
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Alicia Villarreal is a Mexican
Latin Grammy award-winning singer.
In 1995, Grupo Límite
, group of Musica Grupera with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco
. Among their songs were "Acariciame", "Te Aprovechas" and "Solo Contigo".
Grupo Limite released six albums altogether, including a live CD recorded in Mexico City
.
In 2001, Alicia released her first solo album in the ranchera
style titled Soy Lo Prohibido. It launched the single Te Quedo Grande la Yegua. In it, she sings to her man, telling him that she is too much woman for him to handle.
In 2004, after parting ways with her bandmates, she released her second solo album entitled Cuando el Corazón se Cruza. The album was produced by her current husband, Cruz Martínez, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards.
Alicia Villarreal performed for the highly televised Selena Vive, where she performed Si Una Vez. She later released this song along with 2 other new songs Punalada Trapera and Ya No Hay Amor on a dual disc of the album Cuando El Corazón Se Cruza. The dual disc also contained 5 remixes to her previous songs and a collection of all her music videos. The dual disc was released in Mexico in 2005.
In 2006, she released her third solo album titled Orgullo De Mujer with the lead single Insensible a Ti. The single was the theme song for the telenovela Duelo de Pasiones
, on which she made her acting debut, in the role of Raquel.
After nearly a three year hiatus, Villarreal announced that she is in the studio recording her 4th solo album to be released in 2009. The album entitled La Jefa was released June 23, 2009 with the lead single titled "Caso Perdido". The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Regional Mexican Albums and overall at number four on its Latin Albums chart. La Jefa has received mixed reviews from critics as lead promotional track "Caso Perdido" did not meet success of prior single releases.
Alicia Villarreal is currently working on a new album due in 2011.
Owner / Producer of international band Los Super Reyes
. In December 2005, she gave birth to a son, Cruz Angelo Martínez and Felix Estefano Martínez born on February 2006.
On October 10, 2009 her brother José Víctor Villarreal Esparza, who was 36 years old, was killed in a car accident in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
Latin Grammy award-winning singer.
Biography
Villarreal first performed the song Mundo De Juguetes at Pipo, a local TV show her parents took her to. Her first professional performance was at a church fundraiser.In 1995, Grupo Límite
Grupo Límite
Grupo Límite, or Límite, was a Mexican ranchera band formed in Monterrey, Mexico in 1995. The group was led by singer Alicia Villarreal until she left to pursue a solo career.-History:...
, group of Musica Grupera with her as lead singer, started touring with the more famous Grupo Bronco
Grupo Bronco
Grupo Bronco is a Mexican Grupero group from Apodaca, N.L.. Bronco's modern take on the Norteño style in the '80s and '90s helped earn them a number of international hits...
. Among their songs were "Acariciame", "Te Aprovechas" and "Solo Contigo".
Grupo Limite released six albums altogether, including a live CD recorded in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
.
In 2001, Alicia released her first solo album in the ranchera
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
style titled Soy Lo Prohibido. It launched the single Te Quedo Grande la Yegua. In it, she sings to her man, telling him that she is too much woman for him to handle.
In 2004, after parting ways with her bandmates, she released her second solo album entitled Cuando el Corazón se Cruza. The album was produced by her current husband, Cruz Martínez, and they wrote several of the songs together. The album has garnered her several awards.
Alicia Villarreal performed for the highly televised Selena Vive, where she performed Si Una Vez. She later released this song along with 2 other new songs Punalada Trapera and Ya No Hay Amor on a dual disc of the album Cuando El Corazón Se Cruza. The dual disc also contained 5 remixes to her previous songs and a collection of all her music videos. The dual disc was released in Mexico in 2005.
In 2006, she released her third solo album titled Orgullo De Mujer with the lead single Insensible a Ti. The single was the theme song for the telenovela Duelo de Pasiones
Duelo de Pasiones
Duelo de Pasiones ' was a Mexican telenovela. It premiered in 2006 in Mexico and in the USA on January 15, taking the place of Heridas de Amor at 7PM/6C...
, on which she made her acting debut, in the role of Raquel.
After nearly a three year hiatus, Villarreal announced that she is in the studio recording her 4th solo album to be released in 2009. The album entitled La Jefa was released June 23, 2009 with the lead single titled "Caso Perdido". The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Regional Mexican Albums and overall at number four on its Latin Albums chart. La Jefa has received mixed reviews from critics as lead promotional track "Caso Perdido" did not meet success of prior single releases.
Alicia Villarreal is currently working on a new album due in 2011.
Personal life
Alicia Villarreal had a daughter, Melanie Aidée, in 1999 with Arturo Carmona. She is currently married to Cruz MartínezCruz Martínez
Cruz Martínez is a Mexican American musician and multi gold and platinum record producer. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999 he co-created the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings with A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007 he created the band Los Super Reyes...
Owner / Producer of international band Los Super Reyes
Los Super Reyes
Los Super Reyes are a Mexican cumbia music group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by Cruz Martínez after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling the group they were both in at the time, Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group, which he had created, along with other...
. In December 2005, she gave birth to a son, Cruz Angelo Martínez and Felix Estefano Martínez born on February 2006.
On October 10, 2009 her brother José Víctor Villarreal Esparza, who was 36 years old, was killed in a car accident in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Solo albums and singles
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Soy Lo Prohibido
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Cuando el Corazón Se Cruza
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Orgullo de Mujer
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La Jefa
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