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Fierce Enough to Bite
Los Tigres del Norte, which includes Jorge and Hernán Hernández, have maintained a close tie with fans through their music and post-concert photo opportunities.
(By Sarah L. Voisin -- The Washington Post)
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aunque tengan mi color,
My children don't talk to me . . .
they think like Americans
They deny that they're MEXICAN,
even though they're the same color as me
Those lyrics resonate for Los Tigres. They have lived that experience, ever since four Hernández brothers, along with cousin Oscar Lara, the band's drummer, slipped across the border back in '68 to seek a musical living. They headed for San Jose, Calif., leaving behind their folks and life in Sinaloa, Mexico.
They were very young -- the oldest was 14 -- and very poor. Between gigs, they'd work odd jobs, landscaping, whatever it took.
They've grown to become a massive brand. They've released 55 albums, made 14 films in Mexico and filled concert halls and arenas across the United States and Latin America.
They are beloved in Mexico, where they regularly tour. In 1987, they won their first Grammy for Best Mexican-American Performance for their album, "Gracias America . . . Sin Fronteras" and have won five Latin Grammys. Along the way, they married, had children, created lives, became American citizens. One brother, Raúl, went solo. Another, Freddy, the percussionist, died in his sleep of a heart ailment at 23 in 1993.
It can be a high-profile existence.
