11-07-2002 Print Press Release Printable Version    


Norteņo Music Icons Los Tigres Del Norte Debut #1 on the Billboard Top Latin Album Chart with their New Album "La Reina Del Sur"

Woodland Hills, CA --    Norteno music icons, Los Tigres Del Norte, debut at 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Album Chart (national scanned sales as reported by Neilson Soundscan) with their highly anticipated new album "La Reina Del Sur."
    "La Reina Del  Sur," features 14 tracks,  which accentuate Los Tigres  Del Norte's unique and  unrivaled trademark  of modern day  narratives that  speak about family issues in "Mi Sangre Prisionera," drug trafficking corridos  such as the title track "La Reina Del Sur," political issues in tracks  such as "El Artista" and "El Soldado,"  as well as recurring  themes about love and  hope. The album was produced by Los Tigres Del Norte Inc. and was  recorded at Music Annex in Menlo Park, California.
 
    Their new album is quickly becoming an instant cultural masterpiece.  For the first time in Latin music, literature shares a common ideology with the passion for "corrido culture" and the music of Los Tigres Del Norte.  Such has been the cultural influence of the group, that renowned Spanish novelist Arturo Perez Reverte was inspired to write a 500-page fictional novel based on Los Tigres Del Norte's legendary corridos "Contrabando Y Traicion" and "Camelia La Tejana."  Los Tigres Del Norte are iconic symbols and pioneers of their musical genre and their unparalleled legacy has now become the inspiration of literature in the study of "corrido culture."
    Their success with "La Reina Del Sur" does not come as a surprise to anyone since Los Tigres Del Norte's music is reaching a milestone acceptance in Spain where they are highly respected.   Los Tigres Del Norte have successfully toured throughout the land of Cervantes filling up plazas, stadiums and conquering the heart and soul of a new fan base that is gaining awareness of the perils faced by Latin American immigrants as they aspire to reach the American Dream.


Contact: Mariluz Gonzalez
FONOVISA Records
1-818-577-4700
marigonzalez@univision.net