Grupo Bronco is a Mexican Grupero

Music of Mexico

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 group from Apodaca

Apodaca

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, N.L.

Nuevo León

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. Bronco's modern take on the Norteño

Norteño (music)

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 style in the '80s and '90s helped earn them a number of international hits. Bandmembers José Guadalupe Esparza

José Guadalupe Esparza

José Guadalupe Esparza is a Mexican musician. He was born in Hermenegildo Galeana in the state of Durango but grew up in the city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, where he attended elementary and high school....

, Ramiro Delgado, Javier Villareal, and José Luís 'Choche' Villareal crafted a sound that paid tribute to the Norteño

Norteño (music)

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 tradition while incorporating modern instruments like keyboards, as well as a more melodic, pop

Pop music

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 style with elaborate costumes.

Bronco, who had already experienced international fame partly by help of their international hit Que no Quede Huella (May no Traces be Left) from their 1989 album A Todo Galope, and being scheduled to tours that took them all over Mexico, to the United States, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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, Spain, Argentina

Argentina

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, Venezuela

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, Peru

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 and many other countries, found themselves in the midst of a second power dose of famousness in 1993, when they acted in the Televisa

Televisa

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 soap opera, Dos Mujeres, un Camino

Dos mujeres, un camino

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 (Two Women, one Road), alongside Erik Estrada

Erik Estrada

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, Laura León

Laura León

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, Lorena Herrera

Lorena Herrera

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, Selena Quintanilla and Bibi Gaytán

Bibi Gaytán

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, among others. In addition to the acting, they performed the show's opening song, which was titled like the show. The CD Pura Sangre which included the song Dos Mujeres, un Camino, earned gold and platinum records in Chile

Chile

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, Argentina

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, Bolivia

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, and Paraguay

Paraguay

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, as well as in Mexico. All of Bronco's albums have achieved solid sales in the United States.

After Esparza announced he was going to pursue a solo career in 1997, the group broke up. After six years, in 2003, the bandmembers finally announced a return, and later that year, the group was reformed. They intended to use the name Bronco in Mexico again, but rather than draw out a dispute over the copyrighted band name with their ex-manager, they chose to go by the name El Gigante de America. This name was the nickname their public gave them during their quarter century as Bronco. Despite not being able to sing as Bronco in Mexico, the group still uses the name Bronco for their international concerts, where Mexican copyright laws do not count.

Grupo Bronco has sold over 10 million albums to date.

Albums

• 2009: El Mundo No Se Detiene Bronco el Gigante de America
• 2007: Sin Fronteras...En Vivo (Deluxe Edition + DVD) [LIVE] Bronco el Gigante de America
• 2006: Huella Digital Bronco el Gigante de America
• 2005: Por Ti Bronco el Gigante de America
• 2003: Un Golpe Mas
• 2003: La Reconquista 2 Disc
• 2003: Indomable
• 1999: El Último Adiós en Vivo (2 disc Live Album)
• 1997: Adios (3 Disc BOX SET)
• 1997: Homenaje a Los Grandes Grupos
• 1997: La Ultima Huella
• 1996: Cien Por Ciento Norteño
• 1995: Rompiendo Barreras
• 1995: Animal
• 1993: Pura Sangre
• 1992: Por El Mundo
• 1991: El Grupo de la Decada!
• 1991: Salvaje Y Tierno
• 1990: Amigo
• 1989: A Todo Galope
• 1988: Un Golpe Mas
• 1987: Super Bronco
• 1985: Sergio el Bailador

Popular Songs

• Sergio el Bailador (Sergio the Dancer)
• Que no Quede Huella (Don't Leave a Trace)
• Oro (Gold)
• Amigo Bronco (My Friend Bronco, since "Bronco" is the name of a horse as the song lyrics says)
• Libros Tontos (Foolish Books)
• Adoro (I Adore)
• Chocheman
• Quiereme Como te Quiero (Love me The Way I Love You)
• Pastillas de Amnesia (Amnesia Pills)
• Nunca Voy a Olvidarte (I Will Never Forget You)
• Dos Mujeres, un Camino (Two Women, One Road)
• El Sheriff de Chocolate (Chocolate Sheriff)
• Cuatro Caballos (Four Horses
• Déjame Amarte Otra Vez (Let me Love you again)
• Romantico (Romantic)
• " Corazon Duro" (Tough Heart)
• " Dalo Por Hecho" (Consider it Done)
• " Perdoname" (Forgive Me)
• " Estoy A Punto" (I'm About To)
• " No Nos Vamos A Olvidar ( We Won't Forget Each Other)
• " Adios" (Goodbye)
• " Amor Sin Amor" (Love Without Love)
• " Lagrimas Sal Y Limón" ( Tears, Salt and Lime )
• " Se Vende Un Corazon" ( A Heart Is For Sale )
• " Sin Volverte A Ver" (Without Seeing You Again)
• " Botella De Olvido" (Bottle For Forgetting)
• " Él No Sabe" (He Doesn't Know)
• " Si te Vuelves a Enamorar (If You Fall in Love Again)
• Espinas (Thorns)
• "zapatos de tacon" (High Heels)
• Muérdeme (Bite Me)
• Mis Botas y Sombrero (My Boots and Hat)