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Bobby Pulido

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person José Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1971), known professionally as Bobby Pulido, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is acclaimed for pioneering the dissemination of Tejano music to a youthful audience, subsequently ascending as a teen idol and becoming one of the most influential Tejano recording artists among Mexican-American teenagers.

In 1995, Pulido debuted on the music scene as the frontman of his eponymous band. During the same year, he forged a recording contract with EMI Latin and released his debut album, Desvelado. It peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and at number three on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album platinum, denoting shipments of 100,000 units. The titular track propelled Pulido into a celebrated Tejano singer, albeit drawing criticism from veteran musicians who opined that his success in the genre derived from the preexisting musical impact of his father, Roberto Pulido.

Pulido's album Enséñame (1996), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, garnered him a nomination for the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year. In 1998, Pulido performed a sold-out performance at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, the first Tejano artist to achieve this feat. Pulido became the youngest honoree to receive the Orgullo de la Frontera accolade by the Fiestas Mexicanas in February 1999. In 1998, the singer was awarded the Male Entertainer of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards for three consecutive years. By 2000, the waning popularity of Tejano music resulted in Pulido's subsequent albums failing to make an impact on music charts.

In 2003, Pulido made his acting debut, assuming the lead role in the made-for-television film La Decada Furiosa. He also appeared in the telenovelas Fuego en La Sangre and Qué pobres tan ricos. Pulido encountered commercial disappointment with his album Enfermo de Amor (2007), prompting a three-year hiatus, he resurfaced with the release of Dias de Ayer (2010). Concurrently, Pulido renewed his foray into acting, appearing in the film Noches Con Platanito. In 2024, Pulido unveiled his intention to embark on a farewell tour, culminating in a bid for public office in Texas.Template:Sfn

Life and careerEdit

1971–1994: Early life and career beginningsEdit

Jose Roberto Pulido Jr. was born on April 25, 1971, in Edinburg, Texas.Template:Sfn He is the oldest child of Roberto Pulido, an award-winning Tejano music singer; and Diana Montez, daughter of norteño musician Mario Montez of Los Donneños.Template:Sfn Known professionally as Bobby Pulido, he attended Edinburg High School and became a member of the school's mariachi ensemble before embarking on a journey with his father's band, Los Clásicos, where he contributed as a saxophonist and backup vocalist. In 1994, EMI Latin unveiled a compilation album titled Branding Icons, that showcased Pulido's collaborative effort with his father on "Contigo". Pulido was accepted at St. Mary's University, where he pursued a major in business management. Following the album's release, Pulido abandoned his collegiate pursuits and venture into a singing career during the golden age of Tejano music.Template:Sfn

1995–1999: Debut album and commercial successEdit

Pulido spearheaded the establishment of his own band, enlisting guitarist Gilbert Trejo, bassist Mike Fox, drummer and uncle Jimmy Montez, keyboardist Rey Gutierrez, and Frank Caballero, who assumed the role of the band's accordion virtuoso.Template:Sfn Initially, Pulido encountered censure from Tejano musicians, who contended that the vocalist was capitalizing on the prestige amassed by his father's well-established musical career.Template:Sfn In May 1995,Template:Sfn Pulido inked a recording agreement with EMI Latin, culminating in the release of his debut album, Desvelado, that September.Template:Sfn President of EMI Latin, Jose Behar, shared with Billboard his ardent optimism for the singer's propects within the country music market.Template:Sfn His debut single "No Se Por Que" peaked at number 33 on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in December 1995.Template:Sfn Debuting at number 44 on the Top Latin Albums, Desvelado propelled Pulido's eponymous title track, where it peaked at number 21,Template:Sfn establishing Pulido as one of the most popular Tejano artists.Template:Sfn In April 1996, the album peaked at number nine on the Top Latin Albums chart and number three on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart.Template:Sfn BillboardTemplate:'s John Lannert, lauded Pulido's chart placement as "impressive", hailing the singer as a "fast-rising artist".Template:Sfn It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying shipments of 100,000 units in the US. Pulido ended 1996 as the eighth best-selling regional Mexican artist and Desvelado ended the year as the eleventh best-selling regional Mexican album.Template:Sfn The album reached sales of 100,000 units by the end of 1999.Template:Sfn At the 1996 Tejano Music Awards, Pulido tied first place with Eddie Gonzales for Best New Rising Male Tejano Artists.Template:Sfn

In July 1996, Pulido married Eliza Anzaldua, prompting a brief hiatus from his career.Template:Sfn Pulido persisted in the promotion of his second album, Enséñame, which was released a month following his marriage.Template:Sfn Billboard, recognizing the essence of Enséñame as a resounding ranchera album infused with catchy cumbia undertones, surmised that Pulido aimed to emulate Emilio Navaira, who sought to crossover and establish himself as a country music singer.Template:Sfn Writing in the San Antonio Express-News, Ramiro Burr affirmed that Pulido's vocals had undergone significant refinement compared to the preceding recordings.Template:Sfn Enséñame peaked at number ten on the Top Latin Albums and number two on the Regional Mexican Albums charts. The album generated three Regional Mexican Airplay tracks that secured spots within the top 20; "Enséñame", "Se Murió De Amor", and "La Rosa". The album earned Pulido a nomination for the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn In collaboration with Graciela Beltrán, the Barrio Boyzz, Emilio Navaira, Pete Astudillo, and Jennifer Peña, Pulido contributed to the rendition of "Viviras Selena" for the 1997 soundtrack to the biopic film about Selena,Template:Sfn referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music" who was shot and killed in March 1995.Template:Sfn By 1997, Pulido had gained recognition for his role in introducing Tejano music to a younger demographic in the US.Template:Sfn

In 1998, Pulido released his third studio album Llegaste a Mi Vida, where it peaked at number two on the Regional Mexican Albums chart and at number eleven on the Top Latin Albums chart. The only single to appear on the Latin singles chart, "Pedire", peaked at number 28 on the Hot Latin Songs. Llegaste a Mi Vida garnered Pulido five of twelve nominations at the 1998 Tejano Music Awards; winning Male Vocalist of the Year, Male Entertainer of the Year, Tejano Crossover Song of the Year for "¿Dónde Estás?", and Tejano Album of the Year.Template:Sfn The same year, Desvelado and Llegaste a Mi Vida, each sold 100,000 units in Mexico—an unprecedented milestone for the singer.Template:Sfn In September 1998, Pulido released his first live album En Vivo: Desde Monterrey Mexico, which was recorded on April 24, 1998.Template:Sfn The album became the singer's fourth top-ten US recording and peaked at number 21 on the Top Latin Albums chart. Performing at a sold-out concert at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, Pulido became the first Tejano grupo musician to accomplish this feat.Template:Sfn In March 1999, he released his fourth studio album El Cazador, which produced the top-thirty Regional Mexican Airplay single "Cantarle a Ella". Pulido became the youngest recipient to be awarded the Orgullo de la Frontera from the Fiestas Mexicanas in February 1999. In an April 1999 interview, Pulido expressed interest in recording a Latin pop album, resolutely asserting his disinterest in crossover over and recording English-language albums.Template:Sfn

2000–2009: Decline in popularity, acting debut, and hiatusEdit

By 2000, Tejano music's popularity continued to wane, despite music critics' projections that the genre would recover by this time.Template:Sfn Critics observed the dominance of more established Tejano singers like Navaira, Selena, Mazz, Michael Salgado, and Pulido on the airwaves of the US, where older generations of singers were not able to compete.Template:Sfn Pulido became a teen idol among Mexican American teenage girls and one of the most influential Tejano recording artists in the same demographic.Template:Sfn In March 2000, Pulido released Zona de Peligro, though it failed to match the singer's previous work's commercial success. None of its singles were commercially successful, though Pulido won the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year—his third consecutive win.Template:Sfn According to musicologist Guadalupe San Miguel, Tejano musicians in the late 20th century and the early 21st century rendered their individuality indiscernible.Template:Sfn Pulido released his sixth studio album, Siempre Pensando En Ti, in March 2001; it fared less commercially successful, peaking at number 50 on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album marked Pulido's final recording to impact a music chart on Billboard. In 2002, Pulido orchestrated the Celebrity Golf Classic, a philanthropic endeavor that raised $50,000 (2002 USD) for the Easter Seals program.Template:Sfn McAllen Mayor Leo Montalvo announced at the event that November 2, 2002, would be "Bobby Pulido Day".Template:Sfn

Pulido released his eponymous album, Bobby, which spawned the top 40 US single "Vanidosa". He recorded a cover version of Mexican singer Juan Gabriel's 1999 single "Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez" for Bobby. His following albums, Montame (2003) and Vive (2005), failed to chart, ending his eight-year presence on Billboard. In 2003, Pulido made his acting debut in the telenovela television movie La Decada Furiosa, in which he played himself.Template:Sfn Two years later, he appeared as a guest on the reality television show Big Brother México.Template:Sfn Pulido performed and recorded "Ya Ves" for the live televised benefit concert, Selena ¡VIVE!, in April 2005.Template:Sfn His following album, Enfermo de Amor, was released in August 2007.Template:Sfn AllMusic's Evan Gutierrez complimented Pulido's use of mixing genres without "[pushing] the envelope very far", and said the album "sound[s] fresh rather than repetitive", though found it lacking in production quality.Template:Sfn He called the title track and "Una Más" a roots rock recording, and "Desvelado Acústico" a "sophisticated acoustic" Latin pop track.Template:Sfn After the album's release, Pulido guest starred in three episodes of the telenovela series Fuego en La Sangre as himself.Template:Sfn

2010–2024: Return to music and actingEdit

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Bobby Pulido at The Laredo Coliseum in February 2016.

Pulido returned to recording music in 2010 and released Dias de Ayer in March.Template:Sfn It earned Pulido a nomination for the Tejano Music Award for Male Vocalist of the Year;Template:Sfn the first time since 2003.Template:Sfn Two years later, he released Lo Mio, his first album on Apodaca Records. In 2013, Pulido recorded with former Aventura vocalist Henry Santos on Santos' song "No Sé Vivir Sin Tí". Pulido returned to acting and guest starred as himself in two episodes of the telenovela Noches Con Platanito (2013–15).Template:Sfn In 2014, he landed a regular, minor role as himself in the telenovela Qué pobres tan ricos.Template:Sfn In November 2015, Pulido released "No Es Como Tú", a track from his twelfth studio album, Hoy.Template:Sfn The album is Pulido's first as sole songwriter for any of his albums.Template:Sfn Pulido told the Mexican newspaper Publimentero that Hoy will be released as a strategic plan to "help fight the war" on physical music consumption; he is against the digital age of downloading and music streaming in the popular market.Template:Sfn The album was expected to be released only through Pulido's social networking sites to combat piracy.Template:Sfn In a May 2016 concert, Pulido performed "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido", a song he recorded with Miguel Luna that was shelved and forgotten during his career.Template:Sfn At the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards, Pulido won Best Tejano Album for his album, Para Que Baile Mi Pueblo (2021).Template:Sfn

In November 2024, Pulido announced his retirement from music to pursue a career in politics after a farewell tour starting in January 2025.Template:Sfn

Personal lifeEdit

Pulido married Eliza Anzaldua in July 1996.Template:Sfn They had three sons; Remy Pulido (born 1996), Darian Pulido (born 1998), and Trey Pulido (born 2005).Template:Sfn However, Pulido filed for divorce in September 2013, after 17 years of marriage and four months of separation.Template:Sfn He married Mariana Morales in November 2018 and his fourth son Rodrigo Pulido was born in December 2019.

DiscographyEdit

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  • Desvelado (1995)
  • Enséñame (1996)
  • Llegaste a Mi Vida (1997)
  • El Cazador (1999)
  • Zona de Peligro (2000)
  • Siempre Pensando En Ti (2001)
  • Bobby (2002)
  • Móntame (2003)
  • Vive (2005)
  • Enfermo de Amor (2007)
  • Dias De Ayer (2010)
  • Lo Mio (2012)
  • Hoy (2016)
  • Para Que Baile Mi Pueblo (2021)

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FilmographyEdit

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 ¡Mi Gente! My People! Himself TV documentary
2003 La decada furiosa Himself
2005 Selena ¡VIVE! Himself Performer
2005 Big Brother Mexico Himself Guest
2006 México grupero Himself TV documentary
2008 Fuego en la sangre Himself Guest starred in three episodes
2012 This Is MY Country, Twin Fiddles and Accordion Himself TV documentary
2013–15 Noches Con Platanito Himself Musical guest, and guest
2014 Qué pobres tan ricos Himself Guest starred in four episodes
2018–present Enamorándonos Himself TV documentary
2018 Las Buchonas El Trueno

See alsoEdit

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