- Los Panchos
Los Panchos (also Trío Los Panchos) is the name of an internationally known
music al trio.History
Los Panchos were first formed in
1944 in New York City byAlfredo Gil (Mexican),Chucho Navarro (Mexican) and Hernando Aviles (from Puerto Rico). Each member of Los Panchos played aguitar and sang with unequalled harmony.Los Panchos reached fame internationally with their romantic songs, especially in
Latin America , where they are still regarded as one of the top trios of all time. They sold millions ofalbum copies within a few years of being founded. Fact|date=November 2007Between 1946 to 1948, Los Panchos performed in the
United States , including a performance atRadio City Music Hall inNew York City . They became very popular within New York's Puerto Rican and Dominican communities. Los Panchos first began touring internationally in 1946, starting with tours inVenezuela andPuerto Rico . In 1948, they toured acrossBrazil for several months. Later that year, Los Panchos moved toMexico , which was considered the capital of Latin music at the time. They were welcomed with open arms and "XEW-AM ", the most popular radio station inMexico City , reserved a time slot for their music. In 1951, Los Panchos launched another international tour across Latin America. [ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://lospanchos.com/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522los%2Bpanchos%2522%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dcom.google:en-US:official%26hs%3DfTd]Julito Rodriguez joined the group in1952 ; he was replaced byJohnny Albino in1958 . They most famously worked with singerEydie Gorme on a series of bestselling albums in the 1960's. The Albino era was one of the most prosperous ones for Los Panchos, as Albino proved to be a very popular singer among Los Panchos fans for ten years. His departure in1968 was a tumultuous one, as he did not leave on good terms with the group's management. Alfredo Gil played with Los Panchos until his retirement in 1981 and Chucho Navarro played with the group until his death in 1993.Trio Los Panchos is currently under the musical direction of
Gabriel Vargas Aguilar , the adopted son of co-founder Gil. The new Los Panchos, now based inVeracruz, Mexico , still continue to perform concerts acrossMexico ,Puerto Rico , theUnited States and Latin America, with a newer cast of singers. [ [http://www.lindseyartists.com/pancho.htm Trio Los Panchos ] ]External links
* [http://www.lospanchos.com Official web site]
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