Los Horóscopos de Durango

Los Horóscopos de Durango
Also known asLas Reinas del Duranguense
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
Genres
Years active1975-2021
2025-present
LabelsDisa Records (2003–2010)
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (2010–2015)
Fonovisa (2015–2019)
Universal Music (2020–present)
Past membersSergio Terrazas
Oscar de la Rosa
Juan "El Güero Terrazas
Jose Luis Terrazas
Gerardo García
Karlo Vidal
Jonathan Amabilis
Javier Alba Alba
Samuel Guzmán Magdaleno
Carlos Flores "Carlangas"

Los Horóscopos de Durango is a Mexican-American group who perform Regional Mexican music. The ensemble was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in the mid-1970s, as a Grupero band, but over time expanded into Duranguense and Banda Sinaloense. Their live performances became a mixture of both Duranguense and Sinaloan Banda styles, characterized by brass instruments, synthesizer, and upbeat dance rhythms. Los Horóscopos had international hits with "Antes Muertas que Sencillas", "Dos Locos", and "Si La Quieres".

The band won a Billboard Latin Music Awards for their impact on regional Mexican music.

Career

1975–2003: Formation and early years

Los Horóscopos de Durango was formed in 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, by Armando Terrazas. They were originally a family-led ensemble performing Grupero and traditional Norteño music. During these years, the group built a reputation throughout the Mexican-American community in the Midwest, performing at local events, dance halls, and regional festivals. Their early work reflected the evolving sound of Regional Mexican music in the United States, focusing on accordion-led rhythms and romantic ballads.

2004-2010: Rise to fame and the Duranguense boom

After three decades performing primarily in the Grupero style, founder Armando Terrazas introduced his daughters, Vicky Terrazas and Marisol Terrazas, as lead vocalists around 2003. Their arrival helped the group connect with a new generation of fans. Musically, this shift coincided with the rise of Duranguense, a Chicago-born subgenre blending Tamborazo rhythms with the synthesizers, rapid tempos, and lively dance beats.

In 2004, the group released the single "Dos Locos".

Between 2005 and 2007, Los Horóscopos de Durango issued a succession of commercially successful albums. The albums Desatados and Antes Muertas Que Sencillas contained the hits "¿Cómo Te Va Mi Amor?" and Antes Muerta que Sencilla. In December 2005, the group released the Duranguense rendition of "Antes Muerta que Sencilla”, a cover of María Isabel's song that became one of their signature singles. In 2007, Los Horóscopos de Durango won a Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album. In 2008, Los Horóscopos de Durango won an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for their version of the song "¿Cómo Te Va Mi Amor?".

2010-2021: Transition to Banda and continued evolution

After the peak of the Duranguense era, Los Horóscopos de Durango entered a new chapter around 2010, marked by stylistic experimentation and a gradual shift toward Banda Sinaloense. Incorporating live brass sections, acoustic percussion, and fuller instrumentation, the group transitioned from the synthesized Duranguense arrangements that had defined their 2000s success to a more traditional Banda sound characterized by its depth and richness.

Throughout the 2010s, Vicky Terrazas and Marisol Terrazas fronted the ensemble, now supported by larger live bands. Their repertoire expanded to include rancheras, corridos, boleros, and ballads; blending emotional storytelling with contemporary production in songs like "La Güera y la Morena", "Considera Que Te Amo", and "No Me Dejes con las Ganas".

2021–2025: Separation, solo projects, and reunion

In 2021, after more than 45 years of continuous activity, Los Horóscopos de Durango entered a temporary hiatus that led to the public separation of the Terrazas sisters, attributed to personal and creative differences.

Vicky Terrazas pursued a solo career that leaned toward Banda and pop-infused regional music. Marisol Terrazas started performing classic Horóscopos hits while experimenting with more contemporary Banda and Norteño influences. Both sisters toured individually in the United States and Mexico.

By late 2023, signs of reconciliation began to surface as the sisters appeared together at several public events and hinted at performing jointly once again. Their reunion was confirmed in May 2025, when they reunited under the Los Horóscopos de Durango name for a series of anniversary concerts celebrating five decades since the group’s formation in 1975.[1] The band has sold out at The Novo by Microsoft, Arena CDMX, Auditorio Telmex, and others across Mexico and the United States.[2][3]

Awards and achievements

  1. Winners of three Billboard Music Awards in 2005:
    • Regional Mexican Album of the Year
    • Most air-played song in the Regional Mexican genre
    • Regional Mexican Song of the Year
  2. Winners of two Billboard Awards in 2006:
    • Regional Mexican Album of the Year
    • Regional Mexican Song of the Year.
  3. Winners of one Latin Grammy 2007:
    • Band Album of the Year ("Desatados")
  4. Winners of one of the Latin Awards delivered by The American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) with this same Hernaldo Zúñiga song:
    • Best Regional Song 2007
  5. Winners of one award Lo Nuestro 2008:
    • Duranguense Artist of the Year
  6. Nominated by the Latin Grammy Awards:
    • Album of the Year 2004
    • Album of the Year 2005
  7. Nominated in three categories for Premios Que Buena in 2004.
  8. Nominated by Billboard Latin Music Award 2008, for the song "¿Cómo Te Va Mi Amor?" by the Nicaraguan composer Hernaldo Zúñiga:
    • Regional Mexican Airplay Song Of The Year, Female Group or Female Solo Artist

Discography

  • Puras de Rompe y Rasga (2003)
  • Locos de Amor (2004)
  • Recordando el "Terre" (2004)
  • A Tamborazo Limpio (2004)
  • Con Sabor a Polkas (2005)
  • Y Seguimos con Duranguense (2005)
  • En Vivo Gira Mexico (2005)
  • Antes Muertas Que Sencillas (2006)
  • Desatados (2006)
  • Ayer, Hoy y Siempre (2008)
  • Houston Rodeo Live (2008)
  • Pura Pasión (2009)
  • Duda (2009)
  • La Guera y La Morena (2010)
  • Viejitas Pero Buenas... Pa' Pistear (2012)
  • Las Chicas Malas (2013)
  • Vivir En Pecado (2015)
  • Entre El Amor y La Aventura (2018)

References

  1. ^ "Los Horóscopos de Durango reunite amid genre revival: 'We're back!'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. ^ From Los Horóscopos de Durango's Biography on Yahoo!Music (retrieved December 12, 2006).
  3. ^ EFE (2021-11-09). "Vicky y Marisol, las hermanas Terrazas, anuncian la separación de Los Horóscopos de Durango". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-19.