The duet of Carmen y Laura (sisters Carmen Hernández Marroquín [left] and Laura Hernández Cantú [right] of Alice, Texas) had a successful recording and touring career that brought prominence to Ideal Records. Carmen Marroquín Collection, Texas Music Museum.

went on to have a highly-regarded career as a performer of the #Tejano musical tradition of polkas,
rancheras, & #cumbias.

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OSCAR DE LA ROSA

La mafia group Tejano

Oscar De La Rosa #HBD🎂 #OTD 3-29-60 is the #Tejano lead singer of the 5 #Grammy Award-winning musical group La Mafia #Houston Texas founded by his brother Leonardo Gonzales & Armando #Lichtenberger jr. #Alice in 1980

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Conjunto Bernal (ELOY Y PAULINO) LP polkas y rancheras IDEAL RECORDS ILP 160 VOL. 3

Paulino cut their first track with Armando Marroquin’s #Ideal Records in #Alice. The brothers often served as the backing band for other Ideal vocalists such as Carmen y Laura.

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Roberto "el primo"pulido

1974 album QUIEN? Roberto Pulido y los clasicos

the traditional #conjunto & the modern #Tejano sound in 1974 with first album title Quien?

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