Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona (spoken / aɾ'xona /) (actually Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales ; born January 19, 1964 in Jocotenango , Guatemala ) is a popular Guatemalan singer and former basketball player . He won a Latin Grammy (Best Male Pop Vocal Album 2006) and a US Grammy (Best Latin Pop Album 2007) for his album Adentro . There are also numerous other nominations for both prizes.

Life

Arjona was born in the village of Jocotenango, near Antigua Guatemala . His parents are Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. At the age of three, he and his family moved to Guatemala City .

After his first musical lessons, he took part in the 1974 “Festival Infantil Juventud 74” competition with a song composed by his father. He initially continued his education in architecture and engineering at the University of San Carlos (USAC), which he later left with a degree in communication studies .

In addition to his musical abilities, Arjona was a talented basketball player, played for Leones de Marte and was active. He toured Central America with the Guatemalan national team and long held the record for a player in Guatemala when he scored over 70 points in one game.

His professional musical career began in 1981 with a contract with PolyGram , for which he released his debut album four years later. Since then he has developed into one of the most successful musicians in Central America, working with influences from Latin pop, rock, Cuban music and Tejano. His lyrics are known for being open about issues such as homosexuality, rape, kidnapping, and immigration. "El Animal Nocturno", as he is nicknamed, has sold more than 20 million records to date. His twelfth album Poquita Ropa, for example, quickly received gold status in Chile, Colombia and Puerto Rico and a platinum award in Mexico.

Arjona took on a small role as an actor in Bandidas in 2006 .

Arjona is the namesake of the USAC library hall and a street in his birthplace.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Latin
1994	Historias	-	Latin43 × 4 Quadruple platinum (2 weeks)Latin
1996	Si El Norte Fuera El Sur	-	Latin21st × 2 Double platinum (29 weeks)Latin
1998	Sin Danos A Terceros	-	Latin6th × 2 Double platinum (29 weeks)Latin
1999	Ricardo Arjona Vivo	-	Latin6th × 2 Double platinum (50 weeks)Latin
2000	Galeria Caribe	US136 (3 weeks) US	Latin1 × 2 Double platinum (38 weeks)Latin
2002	Santo Pecado	-	Latin3 × 2 Double platinum (60 weeks)Latin
2003	Lados B	-	Latin43 (8 weeks) Latin
2004	solo	-	Latin5 (23 weeks) Latin
2005	Adentro	US126 (2 weeks) US	Latin3 × 2 Double platinum (63 weeks)Latin	Grammy , Latin Grammy
2007	Quien Dijo Ayer	US59 (6 weeks) US	Latin2 × 2 Double platinum (26 weeks)Latin
2008	Quien Dijo Ayer: Special Edition	-	Latin55 (11 weeks) Latin
	5to Piso	US55 (3 weeks) US	Latin1 platinum (67 weeks)Latin
2009	Simplemente ... Lo Mejor	-	Latin33 (36 weeks) Latin
2010	Poquita Ropa	US43 (3 weeks) US	Latin1 (18 weeks) Latin
2011	Independiente	US65 (3 weeks) US	Latin1 platinum (77 weeks)Latin
2012	Canciones de Amor: Love Songs	-	Latin16 (34 weeks) Latin
2013	Solo Para Mujeres	-	Latin6 (62 weeks) Latin
	Metamorfosis: En Vivo	US171 (1 week) US	Latin3 (17 weeks) Latin
2014	Viaje	US35 (2 weeks) US	Latin1 gold (47 weeks)Latin
2016	Apague La Luz y Escuche	-	Latin3 (14 weeks) Latin
2017	Circo Soledad	US146 (1 week) US	Latin2 gold (9 weeks)Latin
2019	Circo Soledad: En Vivo	-	Latin38 (1 week) Latin

More albums

• 1985: Déjame decir que te amo
• 1990: Jesús, verbo no sustantivo
• 1991: Del otro lado del sol
• 1993: Animal nocturno (US:× 2Double platinum )
• 1997: Historia de un animal nocturno
• 2016: Apague la luz y escuche

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Latin
1993	Mujeres Animal Nocturno	Latin6 (14 weeks) Latin
	Primera Vez Animal Nocturno	Latin6 (18 weeks) Latin
1994	Te Conozco Historias	Latin3 (15 weeks) Latin
	Senora De Las Cuatro Decadas Historias	Latin7 (8 weeks) Latin
1995	Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo Historias	Latin11 (10 weeks) Latin
	Libre Historias	Latin29 (4 weeks) Latin
1997	Reputacion Si El Norte Fuera El Sur	Latin18 (5 weeks) Latin
	Ella Y El Si El Norte Fuera El Sur	Latin24 (6 weeks) Latin
1998	Dime Que No Sin Daños A Terceros	Latin6 (10 weeks) Latin
	Mentiroso Sin Daños A Terceros	Latin22 (4 weeks) Latin
2000	Desnuda Sin Daños A Terceros	Latin1 (46 weeks) Latin
	Cuando Galería Caribe	Latin1 (26 weeks) Latin
2001	Mesias Galería Caribe	Latin19 (3 weeks) Latin
2002	El Problema Santo Pecado	Latin1 (26 weeks) Latin
2003	Lady Santo Pecado	Latin8 (21 weeks) Latin
	Minutos Santo Pecado	Latin5 (17 weeks) Latin
2004	Duele Verte Santo Pecado	Latin21 (9 weeks) Latin
2005	Porque Es Tan Cruel El Amor	Latin2 (33 weeks) Latin
	La Mujer Que No Sone	Latin46 (3 weeks) Latin
2006	Acompaname A Estar Solo Adentro	Latin7 (19 weeks) Latin
	Pinguinos En La Cama Adentro	Latin44 (3 weeks) Latin
	Mojado Adentro	Latin34 (5 weeks) Latin	feat. Intocable
	A Ti Adentro	Latin14 (20 weeks) Latin
2007	De Vez En Mes Adentro	Latin49 (2 weeks) Latin
	Quien	Latin21 (16 weeks) Latin
2008	Quiero	Latin12 (18 weeks) Latin
	Como Duele 5to Piso	Latin2 (20 weeks) Latin
2009	Sin Ti ... Sin Mi 5to Piso	Latin4 (20 weeks) Latin
	Tocando Fondo 5to Piso	Latin20 (15 weeks) Latin
2011	El Amor Independiente	Latin1 (18 weeks) Latin
2012	Run Tu Independiente	Latin2 (20 weeks) Latin	feat. Gaby Moreno
	Te Quiero Independiente	Latin1 (13 weeks) Latin
2014	Apnea Viaje	Latin10 (17 weeks) Latin
	Lo Poco Que Tengo Viaje	Latin17 (20 weeks) Latin
2016	Nada Es Como Tu Apague La Luz Y Escuche	Latin50 (1 week) Latin

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Latin
2012	Mientras Tanto 12 Historias en vivo	Latin22 (16 weeks) Latin	Tommy Torres feat. Ricardo Arjona

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Argentina 2000: for the album Lo mejor de ... 2003: for the album 12 grandes exitos  Mexico 2004: for the album Lados b 2005: for the video album Solo 2008: for the album Simplemente lo mejor 2014: for the album Viaje 2015: for the single El amor Platinum record  Argentina 1993: for the album Animal nocturno 1999: for the album Ricardo Arjona en vivo 2000: for the album Galería Caribe 2004: for the video album Solo 2004: for the album Solo 2008: for the album Simplemente lo mejor 2008: for the album Simplemente lo mejor (CD + DVD)  Mexico 2000: for the album Galería Caribe 2005: for the album Solo 2007: for the album Quién dijo ayer 2010: for the album Poquita ropa 2014: for the album Metamorfosis en vivo

2 × gold record  Mexico 2000: for the album Ricardo Arjona en vivo 3 × gold record  Mexico 2008: for the album Quinto piso 2 × platinum record  Argentina 2007: for the album Quién dijo ayer 2007: for the album Quién dijo ayer (double album)  Mexico 2003: for the album Santo Pecado 2006: for the album Adentro 2012: for the album Independiente

3 × platinum record  Argentina 1998: for the album Sin daños a terceros 1996: for the album Si el norte fuera el sur 2008: for the album Quinto piso 4 × platinum record  Argentina 1994: for the album Santo pecado 2002: for the album Historias 5 × platinum record  Argentina 2005: for the album Adentro

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × gold2	33 × platinum33	1,518,000	capif.org.ar AR2 AR3
Mexico (AMPROFON)	8 × gold8th	12 × platinum12	1,520,000	amprofon.com.mx
United States (RIAA)	2 × gold2	22 × platinum22nd	1,380,000	riaa.com
All in all	12 × gold12	67 × platinum67

Web links

Commons : Ricardo Arjona  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of Ricardo Arjona on ricardoarjona.com (Spanish)
• Fansite for Ricardo Arjona on ricardo-arjona.net (spanish)
• Ricardo Arjona at Discogs (english)

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1. ^ Edgar Ricardo jugando para los Leones de Marte: El Deportista. Fotolog.com, July 18, 2008, accessed February 4, 2014 (Spanish). 
2. ^ Arjona at Biografias y Vidas
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: US