Isidro López
Corpus Christi-based Tejano bandleader, influential in Latin American music in the United States in the 1950s
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| Intro | Corpus Christi-based Tejano bandleader, influential in Latin American music in the United States in the 1950s | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Musician Bandmaster | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 17 May 1929 | |
| Death | 16 August 2004 (aged 75 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Isidro López (May 17, 1929 - August 15, 2004) was a Corpus Christi, Texas-based Tejano bandleader, influential in Latin American music in the United States in the 1950s. Óscar Martínez joined the Isidro Lopez Orchestra in 1954 and penned "El Tejano Enamorado," Lopez' first hit. Signed to Ideal Records in 1954, he released more than sixty singles and eight LP records in the 1950s and 1960s for that label.