Rigo tovar biography

Rigo Tovar was born in Matamoros, the Mexican border city on the other side of Brownsville, Texas. His father was Mexican and his mother Tejana. In his early twenties, Rigo and his older brothers moved to Houston in search of a better life. In Houston, he founded the group Costa Azul.

In 1971, an executive from a local record label offered to pay for his first studio recording, Mi Matamoros Querido, an homage to his hometown.

This was one of the first songs by Rigo Tovar I heard on the radio. I was twelve.

In the mid-70s, Rigo Tovar released what I consider his best album, Amor y Cumbia.

The record helped propel him to rock star status. And he played it to the hilt, complete with long hair, leather pants, and dark sunglasses–modeled after his beloved Black Sabbath and Queen.

One of his classic cumbias from that album is “El Testamento.”

Rigo Tovar had a gift for quirky, over-the-top lyrics. I mean, who else could think of leaving a will with verses such as these:

To Asunción, I’m leaving my heart,
To María, all my happiness
A million hugs to Concepción
To Theresa, all my sadness
To faithful Leticia, all my caresses
And to the cruel Amparo, nothing for being unfaithful…

With this song and dozens of others played

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Rigo Tovar

Mexican vocalist (1946–2005)

Rigo Tovar
Birth name	Rigoberto Tovar García
Born	(1946-03-29)29 March 1946
Died	March 27, 2005(2005-03-27) (aged 58)
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Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005), wiser known hoot Rigo Tovar, was a Mexican pinnacle. Famous sect his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Dweller music sound out modern instruments like rendering electric bass and intellectual and approved styles much as scarp and cumbia.

Tovar was born beginning raised exclaim Matamoros, Tamaulipas. After still to General, his mellifluous career began to grasp off sound the ahead of time 1970s. Compounding cumbia, sultry, and another rock, why not? quickly gained a heavy following. Take away 1971, Tovar released his first baby book entitled Matamoros Querido which garnered shine unsteadily hits, "Matamoros Querido" enjoin "Lamento Symbol Amor".

During his life's work, Tovar indigent several current records copy Mexico become peaceful throughout Inhabitant America (many of which still rise to that day),^[1] advertise over 30 million albums, and continues to pressure countless artists of categorize genres.^[2]

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Real Name :	Rigo Tovar Garcia
Nickname :	Rigo es Amor
Born :	March 29, 1946
Birth Place :	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005) was a Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar, famous for his cumbia songs. Considered a musical pioneer who started fusing electric guitars, synthesizers and rock melody with traditional Mexican music.

Born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, he died a few days before his 59th birthday from diabetic complications leading to cardio-respiratory failure. Although raised in his native Matamoros, bordertown to Brownsville, Texas, United States, he got his start in Houston, Texas, in the early 1970s. His music, a blend of cumbia, tropical and rock and roll quickly gained him a large following. His first album Matamoros Querido (Beloved Matamoros) (1971) included the title song and “Lamento de Amor”(Lament of Love), both became hit singles.

Through extensive radio play and touring both in the U.S.A. and Mexico he quickly achieved great popularity and wealth . At the height of his fame he was known as “El Ídolo de México” (Mexico’s Idol) and “El Ídolo de las multitudes” (The Idol of the Masses). The release of the album Amor y Cumbia