Alfredo Pino Discography of CDs

Alfredo Pino CD discography Having one of your recordings used in a telenovela (Latin soap opera) is far from a prerequisite for success in the Latin pop market, but it certainly doesn't hurt. The Mexican telenovela that brought Reyli Barba a great deal of exposure in 2004 was Rubí, which aired on Univision and starred Bárbara Mori (a talented actress originally from Uruguay) as an unscrupulous gold digger. Rubí (which was a 2000s adaptation of a late-'60s telenovela that was also called Rubí) was atypical of Latin soaps in that the main female character was not a virtuous, good-hearted woman who overcame adversity and lived happy ever after; the character of Rubí Pérez was, to put it bluntly, a raging bitch -- and the show was such a mega-hit in the Spanish-speaking world that Mori probably could have lined up a very generous novela contract with Televisa (the Mexican network that created Rubí) had she not opted to pursue a film career and work with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar instead. The fact that Barba's intoxicating "La Descarada" (The Brazen Woman) was used as Rubí's theme obviously enhanced the sales of En la Luna (On the Moon), although plenty of Spanish speakers who never watch novelas brought this album. It isn't hard to see why En la Luna was a hit; Barba is an expressive, charismatic vocalist as well as a versatile songwriter. Barba wrote most of the material, and he is as convincing ...

Alfredo Pino albums Lila Downs' second release for Narada World reflects her continuing fascination with Mexican-American border culture. Considering her own mixed heritage (she is the child of a Mixtec Indian and an American), Downs has a special interest here, and it shows in the emotional, directed singing of Border (La Linea). On the first few tracks, Downs' thick, throaty voice is on a par with the ...

Alfredo Pino music CDs Personnel: Daniel Gomez Costa, Arturo Ruiz Serrano, Miguel Pasos Cervera (guitar); Jonathan Barrera Avalos (saxophone); Alfredo Pino (trumpet); Abraham Barrera Avalos (keyboards); Enrique Cruz DeAlba, L'uis Melche.

Alfredo Pino discography Audio Mixer: Armando Avila. Personnel: Daniel Gomez Costa, Miguel Pasos Cervera (guitar); Jonathan Barrera Avalos (saxophone); Arturo Ruiz Serrano, Alfredo Pino (trumpet); Iván Barrera (bass instrument); Javier Barrera (drums); Abraham Barrera Avalos.

Alfredo Pino songs Recording information: MUVESA. Personnel: Alfredo Pino (trumpet).

Alfredo Pino CD discography Personnel: Osmany Paredes (vocals, piano, keyboards); Francisco Valdes (vocals); Fernando Acosta (saxophone, percussion); Alfredo Pino (trumpet, flugelhorn); Reynaldo Perez (flute); Coky Garcia (drums, percussion); Miguel Valdes (percussion).

Alfredo Pino albums Recording information: J.A.F. Music Studio, Mexico, DF. Directors: Aníbal Pastor; Carlos Cabral, Jr. Translator: Aníbal Pastor. Arranger: Carlos Cabral, Jr. Personnel: Carlos Cabral, Jr. (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, piano, synthesizer); Hamadi Bayard (saxophone); Alfredo Pino, Arnoldo Gonzales (trombone); Mary Chuy, Oscar Benavides, Maggie Vera (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Isaias Garcia.