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Mario Quintero Lara

Mario Quintero Lara is credited on 71 releases across 16 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1993–2018 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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71

Pressings credited

16

Albums

3

Decades active

2

In collections

Biography

Mario Quintero Lara is a Mexican musician and philanthropist who is the leader and primary songwriter of the Regional Mexican band Los Tucanes de Tijuana. During his career, he has achieved more than thirty BMI awards, including a Songwriter of the Year award in 1999 and a BMI Presidential Award in 2019. As a member of Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Quintero has earned 34 gold and 30 platinum albums and has managed to sell more than twenty million albums worldwide, in addition to participating in events like Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Pal Norte and Vive Latino, among others. Winner of the Latin Grammy in 2012 for the album 365 Días, his compositions have been part of the soundtracks of film and television productions such as Perdita Durango, Salvando al soldado Pérez, El infierno, El Chema, Señora Acero, El Americano: The Movie or Alias el Mexicano. His philanthropic work highlights his association with the charity organization Children International, of which he is a sponsor.

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Credited work

71 releases · 16 albums · active 1993–2018

  • Performance · 83
  • Other credits · 17
  • Production · 8
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Grampa Studios · Fiesta Recording · AT Studio · Sacha's Living Room

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Los Tucanes De Tijuana
  • Various
  • Valentin Elizalde
  • Banda El Recodo De Crúz Lizárraga
  • Lila Downs
  • Los Tucanes
  • Moderatto

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