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Lupillo Rivera Releases “Live,” his Debut Album with Univision Records
Mexican music’s newest idol presents his anticipated live album
Woodland Hills, CA -- As 2003 comes to a close, Lupillo Rivera concludes the year with a bang as he releases “Live,” his debut album with Univision Records, which was recorded live this past August 23, 2003 at his concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California. “Live” was released on November 11, 2003 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
With an enviable and prolific career that spans a decade, and countless awards and international recognitions, including gold and platinum albums for extraordinary album sales, Lupillo Rivera joins the Univision Records family to continue his international projection and his establishment as one of the most respected and celebrated artists in Latin music.
The first promotional single from this album is the unreleased new studio track “Dame Por Muerto” (Consider Me Dead) penned by his father Pedro Rivera, a cut that closely follows the ‘banda sinaloense’ rhythms and the unique and admirable style of the new idol of Mexican music.
Comprised of 14 tracks that range from ‘ranchero,’ ‘norteño’ and ‘banda,’ music, “Live” comes to life with the first single “Dame Por Muerto.”
Surrounded by a full house at the celebrated Universal Amphitheater, Lupillo moves comfortably and with much ease between the different Mexican rhythms of ‘rancheras,’ ‘norteñas’ and ‘banda,’ corroborating time and again his unique position in the competitive world of regional Mexican music.
Among some of the ‘rancheras’ worth mentioning are the musical gems penned by world renown Mexican composer José Alfredo Jiménez “Arrullo de Dios” (God’s Lullaby), which cleverly opens the album, “La Retirada” (The Withdrawal), and the melancholic and hopelessly romantic “Serenata Sin Luna” (Moonless Serenade). In the ‘norteño’ genre Lupillo outdoes himself with “El Ayudante” (The Helper) by Oscar Manuel Gastelum, the timeless classic and new studio track “El Corrido De Lucio Vásquez” (The Lucio Vasquez Corrido) by Felipe Valdez Leal and “Se Les Peló Baltazar” (Baltazar Got Away) by Juan Villarreal.
Nonetheless, the undisputable greatness of “Live” lies with the ‘banda’ style tracks, which has been Lupillo Rivera’s trademark and the genre that catapulted his music career, establishing him as one of the most important representatives of ‘banda” music worldwide. Among some of the highlights in this genre are the new studio track and classic love anthem by maestro Alvaro Carrillo “Sabor A Mí” (My Flavor), the high energy staple of the ‘Sinaloense tamborazo’ “El Sinaloense” (The Sinaloense) by Severiano Briceño, “Bohemio De Afición” (Bohemian By Nature) by Martín Urieta and three new studio tracks in total.
“I am very happy to be part of this great label— the number one—where I am certain that I will continue growing internationally and will continue making the best regional Mexican music for my people,” stated Lupillo Rivera.
“Live” is only the beginning of a new dawn for Lupillo Rivera, the new idol of Mexican music, who up to this date continues selling out venues not only in his native Mexico but also in the U.S., the land that adopted him as one of its own when he was merely a young boy.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a new general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 78% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 30 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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