La Mafia was formed in Houston Texas, by Oscar De La Rosa (vocalist), and Armando Lichtenberger Jr (accordion) in 1980. The 2 founding members soon later welcomed Leonard Gonzales (guitar), David de la Garza (keyboards), Tim Ruiz (bass) and Michael Aguilar (drums). La Mafia (first known as Los Jovenes) helped popularize the THEN unknown music genre, Tex-Mex or Tejano Music. La Mafia gained world wide achievement doing something unheard of at the time, and touring parts of Mexico and Latin America, which henceforth, boosted La Mafia to the top of the charts. The band called it quits in 1998, but not before leaving the music scene with 3 grammys, over 2 million cds sold, and the recognition as one of the most successful groups in the Latin Music world.
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