

They issued La Recompensa in February of 2013. Calibre 50’s work ethic was as inspiring as it was exhausting. Released in 2012, El Buen Ejemplo delivered no less than four hit singles: “Mujer de Todos, Mujer de Nadie,” “Bohemio Loco,” “El Buen Ejemplo,” and “Gente Batallosa.” A duet with the band Carnivale, “Gente Batallosa,” became the most played song of the year in Mexico and netted the band a Billboard Award for Song of the Year Vocal Collaboration. Mazatlán” (a duet with Gerardo Ortiz), and “El Tierno Se Fue.” As Calibre 50 began to receive airplay and gain attention on YouTube, they set the stage for their 2011 breakout album, De Sinaloa Para el Mundo, which included the hit singles “El Tierno Se Fue” and “Te Estoy Engañando con Otra.”Ĭalibre 50 kept to a rigorous touring schedule and never stopped recording.

The album included the singles “Callejero y Mujeriego,” “Culiacán vs. They made their full-length album debut with Renovar o Morir in 2010. Their provocative name (“armor-piercing bullet”) was chosen as a symbol for their music, which they hoped would penetrate geographical lines from Mexico and the United States to Latin America.Īfter playing gigs wherever they could - from backyard parties to small restaurants - they made a video of their song “The Infiernito,” which brought them to the attention of Disa and landed them a recording contract.

Calibre 50, from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, are a charting, award-winning quartet founded in 2010 by Eden Muñoz (vocals, accordion), Armando Ramos (guitars, vocals), Martín López (tuba), and Augusto (drums).
