Los Tigres del Norte to perform at EMC

Los Tigres del Norte is scheduled to perform Friday, Feb. 16, at Eagle Mountain Casino. This will be third time the casino has showcased the legendary group to their event center.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert went on sale Jan. 6 and start at $49.

The history of Los Tigres del Norte begins in Rosa Morada, a syndicate in the municipality of Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico, in 1968, when Jorge, the eldest of the Hernández Angulo family, convinces his brothers Raúl, Hernán and his Oscar cousin to form a group. At that time Jorge was only 14 years old. The precarious economic situation of the family forced everyone to contribute.

His first jobs are in the nearby city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, where they played in restaurants. A short time later they decide to move to the border city of Mexicali, Baja California. When Jorge was 22 years old, he was hired to play in San José, during a May 5 celebration. It was his first trip to the United States; When crossing the border, an immigration agent asked them about the name of the group, which did not exist yet; the officer, seeing them so young, called them: little tigers (“tigrillos”), but then told them they would grow, so he named them Los Tigres del Norte.

When they arrived in San Jose, they were heard by an Englishman named Arthur Walker who, despite not speaking Spanish, gave them the opportunity to record an album. He bought them instruments and provided them with music lessons. That same year they recorded their first album. This disc was known as “Juana la Traicionera” / “Por el amor a mis hijos”, the first album released by Los Tigres Del Norte.

But success did not come suddenly. They recorded four discs without major repercussion, before recording the fifth, in the year 1973, which would lead them to fame. Saxophonist Guadalupe Olivo, originally from San Luis Potosí (Mexico), joined the group. The group performed until 1988 when, due to health problems, Guadalupe had to leave the group. The last album in which Olivo participated before leaving the group was Ídolos del pueblo. To replace him, there was nobody better than someone in the family, so in that same year it was his brother Eduardo who joined the group, after belonging to a group of his late wife Chabela and his Express Group, where he played the keyboards and was the second voice.

In 1995, Raúl decided to leave the group and launch as a soloist. As he mentions, his separation was not prompted by some disagreement, but only by the concern to assert himself and try his luck alone.

Again they turned to a member of the family, and it is Luis, the younger brother, who joins the group in 1996. The first recording in which he would take part was “Unidos Para “Siempre. In that disc Guadalupe Olivo returned to meet with the group, but again his health problems forced him to leave it after the recording of four discs. The group ensures that as soon as it is recovered, it will become a part again.

During their more than 44 years of career they have recorded more than 55 albums, with more than 700 songs, they have sold more than 30 million copies, with 140 platinum, 135 gold and 1 diamond discs. In addition, they have participated in more than 16 films, have been nominated by the Grammy’s 15 times, which they won in 1987 for “América sin Fronteras,” and have participated with different musicians of very different genres. In 2001 they collaborated with “Jaguares” in the recording of the song “Detrás de Los Cerros,” for their album “El Primera Instinto.” In 1993 they achieved an attendance record when they managed to gather more than 200,000 people in a concert held at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles.

Parallel to their musical activities, the group created the Los Tigres del Norte Foundation, whose headquarters are on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles, aimed at contributing to the conservation and defense of Mexican heritage and tradition in the United States.

Tickets start at $49 for General Admission and $59 for Reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased online at www. eaglemtncasino.com or in the Mountain Memories Gift Shop.