Río Roma
Río Roma | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico |
| Genres | Latin rock, Latin pop, Latin ballad |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Members | José Luis Roma Raúl Roma |
Río Roma (Spanish: [ˈri.o ˈroma]; English: "Rome River") are a Mexican Latin rock duo. It consists of brothers José Luis Ortega Castro (born January 17, 1981) and Raúl Ortega Castro (born July 17, 1984).
José Luis is also a prolific songwriter. Famous singers who had recorded songs written by him include: María José, Alejandro Fernández, Camila, Alejandra Guzmán and Pandora, among others.[1]
They chose "Río Roma" as their name because of how it sounds and it reads "Oír Amor" (hearing love) backwards.[2]
Biography
From 1997 until 2002, José Luis was member of Mexican boy band Ciao Mama, with whom he recorded two albums: "Ciao Mama" in 1999, and "Puntos Suspensivos..." in 2001, both under EMI Music México.[3]
In 2008 José Luis and Raúl recorded a Norteño album with their first names. They started as Río Roma in 2011.
Discography
As José y Raúl
- 2008: José y Raúl[4]
As Río Roma
- 2011: Al Fin Te Encontré[5]
- 2013: Otra Vida [6]
- 2016: Eres La Persona Correcta En El Momento Equivocado
References
- ^ "Bio | The Official Río Roma Site" — (in Spanish).
- ^ "Se hacen llamar Río Roma" — (In Spanish). SanDiegoRed.com. April 15th, 2011.
- ^ "Nuestros Socios y su Obra – Biografías – José Luis Ortega" Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine — (in Spanish). Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México.
- ^ "Ya tienen Josel y Raúl su primer sencillo en la radio" Archived 2014-01-07 at archive.today — (in Spanish) El Porvenir. January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Al Fin Te Encontré: Río Roma: MP3 Downloads" — Amazon.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Otra Vida: Music" — Amazon.
External links
- RíoRoma.Mx — Río Roma official website