Río Roma
Río Roma (Spanish: [ˈri.o ˈroma]; English: "Rome River") are a Mexican Latin pop duo. It consists of brothers José Luis Ortega Castro (born January 17, 1981) and Raúl Ortega Castro (born July 17, 1984).
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Raúl (left) and José Luis Ortega Castro interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico, Costa Rica |
Genres | Latin pop, Latin ballad |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Sony Music |
Associated acts | Ha*Ash |
Website | rioroma.mx |
Members | José Luis Ortega Castro Raúl Ortega Castro |
José Luis is also a prolific songwriter. Famous singers who had recorded songs written by him include: Ha*Ash, María José, Alejandro Fernández, Yuridia, 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.[4] They started as Río Roma in 2011.
Discography
As José y Raúl
- 2008: José y Raúl[5]
As Río Roma
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.
- "Josel Y Raul en Apple Music". Apple Music (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- "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.
- Al Fin Te Encontré (Edición Especial) de Río Roma (in Spanish), retrieved 2019-09-02
External links
- RíoRoma.Mx — Río Roma official website