- For 20 years, Los Tucanes de Tijuana has been the top band in Mexico and the USA exclusively on one writer’s inspiration: MARIO QUINTERO LARA, leader of the band.
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana is the only Regional- Mexican Band that has been able to place simultaneously 6 songs on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums.
- They have sold more than 20 million albums all over the world.
- They’ve had 51 Hits on the Billboard list.
- Have received 20 BMI awards in the past years. Mario Quintero Lara has consecutively been awarded as composer of the most played songs in the Unites States.
- At least 15 of their recording have sold more than 500,000 units.
- 22 Gold Records certified by RIAA
- 24 Platinum Records certified by RIAA
- They are the only Latin band that has released simultaneously two different productions having promotions for both albums, one of corridos & the other of romantic songs.
- For the past years, Los Tucanes de Tijuana has been performing 120 concerts per year with an average attendance of 5,000 people per concert. More than 5 million attendees have enjoyed their concerts.
- 35 Music videos - Los Tucanes de Tijuana’s videos have always stood out for their quality as well as the beautiful equally famous Hispanic actresses & actors participating. Just to name a few of these celebrities that have worked with Los Tucanes: ALICIA MACHADO, VANESA VILLELA, COSNTENZA LOPEZ, PATY ALVAREZ, ODALYS GARCIA, LUZ ELENA GONZALEZ, GALILIEA MONTIJO, EUGENIA CAUDURO, ALINE HERNANDEZ, SUSANA GONZALEZ, ADRIANA FONSECA, MAOLA DIEZ, LISHA WILKINGS, LUCIA MENDEZ, BARBARA MORY, IVONNE MONTERO, CLAUDIA LIZALDI, FABIOLA CAMPONES, JACKELINE ARROYO, MARLENE FAVELA, Beauty Pageant Winner from the state of Nayarit TANIA VAZQUEZ, JIMENA & the participation of the excellent actor from the Mexican golden era, Mr. Joaquín Cordero.
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana have been able to reunite huge multitudes of spectators in their presentations: 125,000 in New York, 100,000 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, 26,000 in Chicago, Ill, 15,000 at the Acapulco festival in Mexico, 54,000 at the Astrodome of Houston, TX., 85,000 at the Zócalo Capitalino, Mexico City, 50,000 in Tijuana, Baja California, 40,000 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, 25,000 in Mexicali, Baja California, 20,000 in Durango, 35,000 in Chiapas, 40,000 in León, Guanajuatpo., 22,000 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, 15,000 in San José, California., 15,000 in Los Ángeles, California, 12,000 in San Diego, California, etc.
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana participated at the Alma Awards 2002 as the closing act and received a standing ovation after performance their hit “ME GUSTA VIVIR DE NOCHE”
- Their hits ‘Mis Tres Animales’,‘La Chona’, ‘El Tucanazo’, ‘Mundo de Amor’, ‘La Chica Sexy’ and ‘Secuestro de Amor’ have taken them to countries such as Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Spain.
- Banda El Recodo, Joel Elizalde, Los Huracanes del Norte, Lupillo Rivera, La Banda Limon are some of the more than 50 artists that have recorded Mario Quintero’s songs, such as “Clave Privada” and “El Centenario”
- The corrido “El Centenario” has been listed next to great international legends such as The Beatles, Madona, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, Elvis Presley, U2, Elton John, and many more.
- Mario Quintero, lead voice, lead guitarist and overall leader of the group, has written more than 350 songs and corridos.
- They’ve received different awards such as: Premios Furia, Premios Q-Buena, Premios Lo Nuestro, Premios Globo, Premios Oye, Premios La Raza, Premios Ritmo Latino, Alma Awards, and many nominations to the Grammy and Latin Grammy.
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana is the Regional-Mexican band that better communicates with youth from both sides of the border Mexico-USA, Centro and South America.
- Their productions "El Virus Del Amor" and "Fiesta en La Sierra", reached record sales, also the single “El Virus del Amor” was in first place for more than 12 weeks on Billboard List in the Regional- Mexican category.
- April 2006 - Mario Quintero received a BMI award for the song “El Virus del Amor”
- August 2006 - Los Tucanes participated in the festival “Fiesta Mexicana” in Acapulco, Guerrero.
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