Biography: Gloria Trevi

Gloria Trevi (born Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz on February 15, 1968) is a Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 12 million records worldwide.

Biography

Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, she left Monterrey at the age of 12 to pursue a career in Mexico City,^[[1]] where she met her future manager Sergio Andrade. Before that she had sung and danced on the streets for spare change, teaching aerobics and serving quesadillas at a food stand. In 1985, she was a member of a short-lived girl group named Boquitas Pintadas.^[[1]] After the break up of the band in 1988, Gloria Trevi approached Sergio Andrade for the production of her first solo album, "...Qué Hago Aquí?".^[2] She is now married to Armando Gómez and has two children. She now resides in McAllen, Texas.

Debut

Trevi released her first album in 1989, ¿Qué hago aquí? (What am I doing here). The album scored an instant number one hit, "Dr. Psiquiatra", and four other songs from the album climbed the charts. Trevi followed her first record with Tu ángel de la guarda (Your guardian angel, an idiom for condom), which was more successful than the first. Pelo Suelto became her most widely known hit, reaching number one all over Latin America and Spain as well as becoming popular with the Latino population of the United States. Her third album, Me siento tan sola (I feel SO lonely), was released in 1992 garnering another hit, Zapatos Viejos (Old Shoes). All three albums were recorded in Los Angeles.

Discography

• Tu Ángel de la Guarda literally means "Your guardian angel" but contains the idiomatic expression for "condom".
• Más Turbada Que Nunca literally means "More crazy than ever" but is a sexual reference to the word "Masturbated"

Studio Albums

Singles (U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs)

con los ojos cerrados

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