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José Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, and political candidate. He is credited with expanding the audience for Tejano music among younger listeners, emerging as a teen idol among Mexican-American teenagers in the 1990s and becoming one of Tejano music’s most prominent recording artists.
In 1995, Pulido debuted with his eponymous band. During the same year, he signed 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 title track established Pulido as a leading Tejano singer, although some veteran musicians argued that his success in the genre derived from the established musical success 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…
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