Intocable

Intocable (Untouchable) is a Tejano/Norte├▒o musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Mu├▒oz and Ren├® Mart├¡nez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norte├▒o fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's robust conjunto and Norte├▒o folk rhythms with a pop balladry. Currently, Intocable could very well be the most influential group in Tejano, and their tough Tejano/Norte├▒o fusion has become the blueprint for dozens of Tex-Mex groups. The group's strengths, which include romantic hooky melodies, and tight instrumentation and vocal harmony is consistently being imitated by a list of other Tejano and Norte├▒o groups. This list includes groups such as Im├ín, Duelo, Costumbre, Solido, Estruendo, Intenso, and Zinzero among others. Career accomplishments include four consecutive sold-out nights at Mexico City's prestigious Auditorio Nacional and the group's 2003 headlining appearance at Reliant Stadium in Houston, which drew a record 70,104 fans. They also played two sold-out dates at the 10,000-capacity Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It was an unusual accomplishment, given that Norte├▒o groups typically play large dance halls and rarely arenas, unless it's an all day festival event. Intocable has also won at least eight of Univision's Premio Lo Nuestro awards, and received their first Grammy win in February 2005 at the 47th Annual Grammys (Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Album; Intimamente) and second at the 53rd annual Grammys for their album Classic.