Oscar De La Rosa (born Oscar De La Rosa Gonzales; March 29, 1960) is the Tejano lead singer of the five-time Grammy Award-winning musical group La Mafia. He is also the brother of Leonardo Gonzales who is the former guitarist of La Mafia and founder of Leonardo Gonzales y Los Magnificos.
Oscar De La Rosa | |
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 Oscar De La Rosa Lead Vocalist of La Mafia | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oscar De La Rosa Gonzales |
| Born | March 29, 1960 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Tejano, Latin pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Urbana Records |
Involvement with La Mafia
editLa Mafia was founded in 1980 in Houston TX. Back home, La Mafia has performed in front of three record-setting crowds at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome. La Mafia has also played at the Houston Astrodome along with Emilio Navaira and Selena Quintanilla He is the leader of La Mafia alongside Armando Lichtenberger Jr. and is close friends.
So far they've had 37 albums from 1980 to current. Their best albums are The Magnificent 7 (1982), Neon Static (1985), Xplosiv (1989), Enter the Future (1990), Con Tanto Amor (1990), Vida (1994), Exitos en vivo (1995), En Tus Manos (1997), Inconfundible (2001), Eternamente Romanticos (2008),and Amor y Sexo (2014)
Personal life
editMrs. Delia Guebara Owens, ex-girlfriend of Oscar and mother of his two children (Henri and Oscar Jr.), died on Friday February 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM. Oscar dedicated "Si Quiere Dios" to her as a tribute to the mother of his sons and the woman who inspired him when he first started out, and who remained his dear friend.[1]
On Monday May 15, 2013 Oscar De La Rosa was attacked outside a Houston bar called the Blur Bar. After the attack, De La Rosa had facial cuts, eye damage and two lost teeth.[2]
References
edit- ^ "La Mafia Vocalist Oscar de la Rosa's Ex Wife, Delia Guebara Owens, Passed Away Friday Afternoon". Gringz's La Mafia Weblog. March 6, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Singer Attacked In Houston: La Mafia's Oscar De La Rosa Assaulted, Could Suffer Permanent Damage". International Business Times. May 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2015.