FAMOUS-RICARDO ARJONA

Born in Antigua Guatemala, the town bears the name Jocotenango, the son of Ricardo Arjona Moscoso (deceased) and Mimi Morales de Arjona.There he spent his childhood and began his academic and musical studies. At 18, he had the opportunity to record their first album to be known under the title Let me say I love you. This recording was not to their liking, which led him to travel to Buenos Aires where he had many opportunities. But then he decided to leave the world of professional music. After that, for some years directed his life to various activities, one of them teach at St. Helena Elementary School IV.However, it returned to music and released a second album. His musical plate Jesus, not substantive verb means definitive consolidation as a songwriter and singer. The success of getting that album sales make it the best-selling history in some Central American countries. However, at the international level was still unknown.

Although initially studied architecture and engineering, he graduated from the School of Communication Sciences at the University of San Carlos de Guatemala.In his honor, the university hall bears his name and also a street in his hometown.Ricardo has been a great athlete with ability to excel in various sports who participated. But basketball was his passion, played for the Guatemalan and achievement score 78 points in a single encounter, Guatemala record he held for over 2 years.And dedicated, she travels to Buenos Aires, where he continued for 1986, 1987 and 1988. There he earned his living by singing Journey songs and even tangos Florida Street and a bar on Calle Suipacha where he meets a prostitute named Marta, who later inspired her new song, released in his album "little clothes." All that was, as he says, "to set foot on land again," as it had risen to fame as the composer was gone.

In 1988 Ricardo Arjona represents his country in the OTI Festival, held in Argentina. Ricardo Arjona participated with the song "With a star in the womb." On his return to Guatemala, he recorded this song on an album of 45 rpm. which also includes the song "Here in El Salvador." Ten years later of that participation in the Festival OTI, edit the disc without damage to third parties.

Between 1989 and 1990 writing songs that would be interpreted by other artists. From the hand of producer Mark Flores, Ricardo Arjona write some songs for the album is love power Microchips Bolivian group among which are "That's why I love you", "In light of the moon", "A recess" , etc. Between 1992 and 1993, Ricardo Arjona financed a new album that would lead him to fame: Animal Nocturno.