Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona is the proud and leading Latin heartthrob from Guatemala. Ricardo Arjona is now a beloved household name and a proud and aspiring national hero of his country. Ricardo Arjona has won the Grammy for best Latin pop album in 2007 as well as the leading Grammy for best male vocal album in 2006. His music has given Latin music a completely new and intriguing veneer of hope, understanding, presence and spirit. He is acclaimed as one of the most traditional and successful Latin musicians of his era.

History
Ricardo Arjona was a musical prodigy since his birth and was able to play the guitar at the tender age of 8. He had exceptional music talent and was able to garner the understanding and of music at a very earlier age. His ambition as a child was to become a renowned singer and his life and dedication has given him that particular opportunity. Irrespective of the ups and downs and vicissitudes of fate, Ricardo never isolated his dream and kept on working and pursuing his ambition.

And as fate would have it, his first album completely tarnished his dreams and aspirations to become a singer. His first album "Dejame decir que te amo' was a disaster and left Ricardo in a state of complete perplexity and confusion. At the age of 21, he was ready to give up his dream of becoming a musician due to the failure of his first album. Changing gears, Ricardo started teaching at a rural primary school in his hometown. Most of his days were spent teaching students about music and playing soccer. The local community simply loved his presence and children even know remember his warmth and spirit in the small town community.

Fortunately, this bizarre soccer playing musician became known in the community and caught the attention of the Ministry of Education by surprise. Upon an internal audit by the Ministry of Education, it was learned that the students of Ricardo's class were higher in academic level than the average students from other classes. Ricardo Arjona was hailed as a hero.

During the upheaval task of becoming an aspiring musician, he also played for the national basketball team.

Music
Ricardo Arjona is one of the most blessed and aspiring maestros of his time and era. His music has enthralled millions and captivated the hearts of all Latin music lovers across the globe. He is a brilliant vocalist that has mastered a multitude of different forms of music. He is an exceptional director of his own music, phenomenal song writer and even a greater composer. One of the main differentiators of Ricardo Arjona versus other Latin music writers is that fact that his music is an inspiration to the masses and provides a new medium of expression. Some of the critics have complemented Ricardo Arjona on his superior social conscience level and integrity within his writings.

Albums
His albums have been infused with the harmonious lyrics relating to love, passion, compassion and elegance of life. He has been able to create an amalgamation of rock, pop, and classical and use the hard lining beats of Latin culture to create some of the most bizarre and highly rated musicals ever. Inspired by Beatles, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and the highly acclaimed Armando Manzanero, Arjona believed that he too can create a musical element like them.

Religion and Christianity comes as a strong dimension in the music and lyrics of Ricardo Arjona. This is due to his early schooling. His elementary school was taught and run by astute nuns who were able to influence the music and life of the singer. Later on in his life, his songs began to take a different approach and vision of Christianity. Some of his songs have been criticized by the church and his earlier fans.

People say that his album Animal Nocturno that was released in 1993 gave him the meaning and value that he was craving for. Music lovers enjoyed his riveting musical instruments as well as his dynamic lyrics. His album reached the billboard top ten albums of the year and his other album Galerica Caribe gave him the number one position in 2000.

"Mesias' was an inspirational song from the album Galerica Caribe that related to the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York. The song was deemed as a convoluted message and was given mixed reviews by the critics, people and especially the international police. Irrespective of the critics, the song got itself a place in the top 20 hot Latin tracks.

Santo Pecado was another successful attempt by the music. It revolved around his breakup with his wife. His relationship of 12 years finally turned suicidal and the music in the album demonstrate the turns of fate and the pains and anguish that Arjona had to live through.