Oscar De La Rosa
Oscar De La Rosa | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Oscar De La Rosa (born Oscar De La Rosa Gonzales March 29,1960) is the Tejano lead singer of the four-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.
Involvement with La Mafia
La 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.
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
Mrs. 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 gay bar called the Blur Bar. After the attack, De La Rosa had facial cuts, eye damage and two lost teeth.[2]
References
- ^ "La Mafia Vocalist Oscar de la Rosa's Ex Wife, Delia Guebara Owens, Passed Away Friday Afternoon". Gringz's La Mafia Weblog. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Singer Attacked In Houston: La Mafia's Oscar De La Rosa Assaulted, Could Suffer Permanent Damage". Retrieved September 21, 2015.