\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div> \n\tJOP sits at the head. He\u2019s cocksure, charming, and the band\u2019s center of gravity. Even with a lingering cold, he does most of the talking, pausing only to reach for some tissues. To his right sits Mois\u00e9s L\u00f3pez, the tololoche<\/em> player \u2014 the youngest, newest, and, even the band will admit, the cutest member. Next to him is guitarist Khrystian Ramos, focused and business-minded, balancing band duties with outside ventures that include a successful seafood business. Then there\u2019s Samuel J\u00e1imez, the quiet homebody who warns me that he\u2019s bad at answering questions. And finally, Jos\u00e9 \u201cPel\u00f3n\u201d Garc\u00eda, the sousaphone and tuba player \u2014 the goofball who is quick with a joke and gets along with everyone.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the decade since forming, Fuerza Regida have pushed their corridos from backyard carnes asadas to arena stages, becoming the vanguard of a wave of m\u00fasica mexicana acts that have redefined the genre\u2019s look, sound, and commercial ceiling in the streaming era. They fuse traditional acoustic instrumentation with hip-hop swagger and internet-age marketing. In doing so, they\u2019ve turned a once-traditional sound into a generational movement made by and for young Mexican Americans raised between cultures, and fluent in both.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYes, we\u2019re trendsetters,\u201d JOP says. \u201cI\u2019m not going to say we do everything first. Sometimes other people will do it first. But what we make sure we do is that we do it better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\n\t\tWatch the video interview below\t<\/h2>\n