Los Tucanes de Tijuana are a Mexican norteño band founded on April 13, 1987, by Mario Quintero Lara and a group of friends in the City of Tijuana, Baja California. The members began their musical career by playing in nightclubs. They are known for singing narcocorridos praising the exploits of Mexican smugglers as well as the murders carried out by the cartels. The band got banned from their home city Tijuana in 2010 after paying their respects to the local drug lord during one of their concert.
| Origin | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Genres | Norteño |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Cadena Musical/Unisono (1987–94), EMI (1995–99), Universal Music Latin (2000–05), Fonovisa (2006–2016), Master Q Music (2017–present) |
| Members | Mario Quintero Lara 1987-Present, David Servín Raya 1987-Present, Alfredo González 2002-Present, Gustavo Labrada Valenzuela 2002-Present, Luis Adrian Cazares Gómez 2018-Present |
| Past members | Joel Higuera Acosta(+) 1987-2002, Mario Moreno Quintero 1987-2011, Clemente Flores Mondaca 1999-2011, Tomas Alberto Herrera De Haro 2011-2018 |
About Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Mexican cumbia band founded by Mario Quintero which features members who began their careers playing in nightclubs.
Achievement of Los Tucanes de Tijuana
The group has been recognized internationally. They won an El Heraldo Award for Musical Group of the Year, a Latin Grammy for Best Norteno Album and several other honors.
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Latest information about Los Tucanes de Tijuana updated on July 28 2021.
