Volován is a pop-rock Mexican Avanzada Regia

Avanzada Regia

Avanzada Regia was a musical movement in the mid 1990's from Monterrey. The movement began professionally in 1995 but its pioneers began playing in bars in the city in 1994, receiving attention and popularity in their hometown.- Origins :...

 band from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon that was formed in 1998.

Biography

It is internationally well-known for its collaborations with the American Andy Chase

Andy Chase

Andy Chase is a New York based musician/songwriter/producer. He is a member of the bands Ivy, Brookville, and Paco. He is also a co-owner of New York City recording studio Stratosphere sound with partners James Iha , and Adam Schlesinger .In 1995, Chase co-produced and engineered the title track...

 (Smashing Pumpkins), the English man Joe Robinson

Joe Robinson

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 (Badly Drawn Boy) and the Mexican Alejandro Rosso (Plastilina Mosh). The members of the band are Chalo Galvan (guitar and voice), Gerardo Galvan (choirs) and Bruno Bressa (Drums). Their singles and collaborations have been included in important soundtracks like Y Tu Mamá También

Y tu mamá también

Y tu mamá también is a 2001 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos. The film is a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late twenties; it stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García...

, La Hija del Caníbal and Amar Te Duele

Amar te duele

Amar te duele is a 2002 dramatic film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana. It is based on the classic play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. In the story, both families hate each other because they belong to different social classes...

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Volovan has been nominee in the MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

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 and listed in the top 40 of independent artists of 2003 by The New York Times

The New York Times

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. Its singles “Ella es azul” (album: Ella es azul, 2003) and “Monitor” (album: Monitor, 2006) have been recognized in the Elastic Band Awards for the category of “Best Song”. They are scheduled to participate in the movie The Dreamer

The Dreamer

The Dreamer is a 1985 thinly disguised autobiographical graphic novel by Will Eisner about his early years as a comic book artist in the 1930s, with a particular focus on his years as part of Eisner & Iger studios....

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Discography

Studio albums

• Volovan (2002)
• Monitor (2006)
• Hogar (2009)

Compilations

• Ella es Azul (2003) (Only in japan)
• Monitor Edicion Especial (2007)