Leopoldo Dante Tvez, better known by his stage as Leo Dan, was born in Villa Atamisqui, Santiago del Estero Province, on March 22, 1942. During the course of his lengthy career in the late 20th century between Argentina and Mexico, he recorded more than 20 albums. His love of Mexican music inspired him to record with mariachis, which is how he gained international recognition. His voice was an excellent complement for the traditional mariachi sound, thus the Mexican public enjoyed his songs.
His greatest hits are “Celia,” “Fanny,” “Como te extrao, mi amor,” “Estelita,” “Libre solitario y sin nadie,” “Santiago querido,” “Qu tiene la nia,” “Por un caminito,” “Solo una vez,” “Mary is mi amor,” “Siempre estoy pensando en ella,” “Te he
Currently, Leo Dan resides in America. He, Palito Ortega, and Leonardo Favio are regarded as the main Argentine singers of the Nueva Ola (New Wave) genre of music that was well-liked in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s. Leo Dan is one of the most recognizable characters among vocalists who sing in Spanish thanks to his soothing voice and distinctive interpretive approach. In addition to interpretation, he also wrote the majority of his hit songs.
Leo Dan was given the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 as a token of appreciation by the organization.
The 2018 multi-Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarn, notably includes Tvez’s hit song “Te he prometido.”
What genre of music sings Leo Dan?
Leo Dan, an Argentine musician, author, and actor, is regarded as one of the main vocalists of the Nueva Ola (New Wave) genre of music that dominated Latin American dance floors in the 1960s and 1970s. He has released more than 70 albums, several of which have reached the top of the charts for seven decades in a row and have garnered millions of sales. More than 1,500 songs in a range of genres, such as pop, rock, tropical, cumbia, tango, vallenato, bolero, ranchera, and mariachi, have been written by him. His most well-known songs, including “Te He Prometido,” “Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ella,” “Celia,” “Como Te Extrao, Mi Amor,” “Pdeme la Luna,” “Esa Pared,” and “Toquen Mariachis, Canten,” have been translated into a number of languages; the most common being English, Japanese, and Portuguese. When “Te He Prometido” was heavily featured in Alfonso Cuarn’s smash hit autobiographical movie Roma in 2018, it attracted a new audience. It made an impact on the streaming charts and fueled Dan’s Celebrando an una Leyenda star-studded tours and live recordings.
Who is the wife of Alejandro Fernandez?
Fernandez was reared in Guadalajara after being born in Mexico City. He pursued architectural studies before switching to music in 1991 with his father’s support. He is the family’s youngest son. Vicente Jr. and Gerardo are his two older brothers, and Alejandra is his sister. In Mexico, he and his brothers are referred to as “Los tres potrillos” (The three colts).
Vicente, Jr., Fernndez’s older brother, was taken hostage by an organized crime gang in the late 1990s. His finger was severed by his captors, who delivered it to his father as a warning. Vicente Fernandez, Jr. was supposedly released after paying a sizable sum of money. The precise sum was never disclosed.
Fernandez is a co-owner of the “Unicenter” retail center in Guadalajara, which houses a variety of businesses and employs about 170 people.
He worked with his family to build Arena VFG, a venue with an 11,000-person capacity. Typically, the arena holds charreria competitions and musical acts. Fernndez is an authority on charreria and horseback riding. He is close friends with legendary football player Rafael Mrquez and a supporter of the Mexican team Atlas.
With his ex-wife Amrica Guinart, Fernandez has three children (Alejandro, Jr., and the twin girls Amrica and Camila), and two (Emiliano and Valentina) with Colombian model Ximena Daz. He stated that he had a vasectomy in the middle of the 2000s.
