Los Super Reyes
Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas
Los Super Reyes are an American musical group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by Cruz Martínez. Martínez created the group after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling Quintanilla's group they were both in at the time, Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group he had created along with other members and created Kumbia All Starz. Cruz Martínez kept the remaining members of Los Kumbia Kings and use his half of the group to create Los Super Reyes.
History
2007–2008: Kumbia Kings Controversy and El Regreso de los Reyes
Many members of Kumbia All Starz, Kingz One, and Los Super Reyes were formerly together as Kumbia Kings, which had much success but unfortunately, this was bittersweet for the group amidst the controversy and love/hate relationship between the co-producers of Kumbia Kings, A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez, as well as the other members and ex-members of the group. A.B. Quintanilla, the founder of Kumbia Kings, left the group and early in the summer of 2006 formed Los Kumbia All Starz.
Cruz Martínez continued with the other half of Los Kumbia Kings until he decided to change the name of the group he now headed to Los Super Reyes. Many of the members of the Kumbia Kings opted to stay with Cruz and released their first album, El Regreso de los Reyes, as Los Super Reyes in August 2007. The album reached number 3 on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and number 1 on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart. Their first single, titled "Muévelo" has topped Latin radio airwaves in the United States as well as Latin America.
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