88S40338 TBO-D
By: Longoria H.R. No. 35
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of the Latin music band Grupo Frontera
have earned great distinction for themselves and for the Rio Grande
Valley region with their extraordinary success; and
WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was formed in Edinburg in February
2022, and the band includes singer Adelaido "Payo" Solis III,
percussionist Julián Peña Jr., drummer Carlos Frontera, guitarist
Alberto "Beto" Acosta, bassist Carlos Zamora, and accordionist and
singer Juan Javier Cantú; soon after its founding, the group
debuted on YouTube with a cover of "Estos Celos" by Joan Sebastian;
and
WHEREAS, In May 2022, Grupo Frontera released a cumbia-style
cover of "No se va" by Latin pop band Morat, and after a video of a
man dancing to the tune went viral on TikTok, the band quickly
gained fans around the globe; the song continued to build momentum
throughout the following months, and in October, it earned a spot on
the Billboard Hot 100 list; the band went on to release two other
chart-topping hits later in the year, "Bebe Dame" with Fuerza
Regida and "Que Vuelvas" with Carin Leon; in 2023, the band's Bad
Bunny collaboration, "Un x100to," ranked No. 1 on the Billboard
Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, and "TULUM," a
collaboration with Peso Pluma, was featured on the Billboard Hot
100; and
WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was nominated in 15 categories at the
2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and
Song of the Year, and the band won the award for Hot Latin Songs
Artist of the Year; in addition, the group performed "Un x100to" in
Times Square for Good Morning America on September 27 in
celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding achievements of Grupo Frontera have
focused international attention on the Rio Grande Valley's vibrant
Latin music community, helping to showcase the Lone Star State's
contributions to this popular genre; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Grupo
Frontera on its remarkable success and extend to the band's members
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.