Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays regional Mexican music; specializing in norteño and tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the early 1990s. In a few years, Intocable fused the genres Tejano and Norteño with a musical signature that fused Tejano's robust conjunto and Norteño folk rhythms with a pop balladry.

Band members

Current members

  • Ricardo "Ricky" Muñoz – lead vocals, accordion (1993–present)
  • René Orlando Martinez – drums, chorus (1993–present)
  • Sergio Serna – percussion (1993–present)
  • Johnny Lee Rosas – bajo sexto, second voice (1994–1997; 2003–2016; 2017–present)
  • Alejandro Gulmar – bajo sexto (2013–present)
  • Nick Wells – bass (2026-present)

Former members

  • José Juan Hernández – hype man, rhythms (1999–2020)
  • Felix Salinas – bass (1995; 1999–2015; 2016–2026)
  • Albert Ramírez – bass (1995–1997; 2015)
  • Daniel "Danny" Sanchez – bajo sexto, second voice (1997–2007; 2009–2012; 2016–2017)
  • José Ángel Farías – hype man, rhythms (1995–1999; deceased)
  • Silvestre Rodríguez – bass (1997–1999; deceased)
  • José Ángel González – road manager (deceased)
  • Juan J. González Jr. – bajo sexto, guitar (1993)
  • Juan J. Serna – bass (1993–1995)
  • Jason Rodriguez – bass (1996–1997)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="3"style="width:9em;"| Peak chart positions

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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|MEX<br/>Reg.<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|US<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|US<br/>Latin<br/>

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! 1993

! scope="row" align="center"| Simplemente...Intocable (Simply...Untouchable)

| — || — || —

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! 1994

! scope="row" align="center"| Fuego Eterno (Eternal Fire)

| — || — || —

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!1995

! scope="row" align="center"| Otro Mundo (Another World)

| 4 || — ||15

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!1996

! scope="row" align="center"| Llévame Contigo (Take Me With You)

| 1 || — || 3

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!1997

! scope="row" align="center"| IV (4)

| 3 || — || 28

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! 1998

! scope="row" align="center"| Intocable (Untouchable)

| 1 || — || 1

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!1999

! scope="row" align="center"| 12 Super Exitos

| 14 ||— || 40

|-

!1999

! scope="row" align="center"| Contigo (With You)

| 2 || 173 || 5

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!2000

! scope="row" align="center"| Es Para Tí (It's For You)

| 1 || — || 1

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!2001

! scope="row" align="center"| 14 Grandes Exitos

| 3 || — || 1

|-

!2002

! scope="row" align="center"| Sueños (Dreams)

| 10 || 131 || 22

|-

!2003

! scope="row" align="center"| The History

| 1 || 60 || 1

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!2003

! scope="row" align="center"| Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito (Our Destiny Was Written)

| 1 || 95 || 2

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!2004

! scope="row" align="center" | Intimamente (Intimately/Live album)

| 1 || 151 || 1

|-

!2004

! scope="row" align="center" | Momentos De Coleccion

| 17 || - || 26

|-

!2005

! scope="row" align="center" | X (10)

| 1 || 62 || 2

|-

!2006

! scope="row" align="center" | Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos

| 1 || 59 || 1

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!2008

! scope="row" align="center" | 2C (12)

| 3 || 90 || 4

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!2009

! scope="row" align="center" | Classic ("Clasico" Mexico)

| 3 || — || 8

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!2010

! scope="row" align="center" | Super #1's

| 11 || — || 20

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!2011

! scope="row" align="center" | Intocable 2011

| 1 || — || 2

|-

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!2011

! scope="row" align="center" | Frente A Frente

| 15 || — || 30

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!2012

! scope="row" align="center" | Las Mera Buenas

| — || — ||40

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!2013

! scope="row" align="center" | En Peligro de Extinción (In Danger of Extinction)

| 1 || 58 || 1

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!2013

! scope="row" align="center" | Iconos: Intocable: 25 Exitos

| —|| 58 || 55

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!2015

! scope="row" align="center" | XX (20) Aniversario (20th Anniversary)

| 1 || — || 1

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!2016

! scope="row" align="center" | Highway (Highway)

| 1 || 156 || 1

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!2019

! scope="row" align="center" | Percepción (Perception)

| 2 || — || 15

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!2020

! scope="row" align="center" | Desde Casa en Concierto y Canciones Desempolvadas (From Home in Concert and Dusted Songs)

| — || — ||—

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!2020

! scope="row" align="center" | Texican

| — ||— || —

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!2024

! scope="row" align="center" | Modus Operandi

| — ||— || —

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!2024

! scope="row" align="center" | Modus operandi-antologia (Modus operandi anthology)

| — || — || —

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| colspan="8" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

|}

Awards

  • Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album (2005)
  • Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album (2005, 2013)
  • Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album (2011)
  • Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)

Nominations

  • ALMA Award for Outstanding Latin Group of the Year (2002)
  • American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist (2004)
  • Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year (2005)
  • Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video (2006)
  • Grammy Award for Best Banda or Norteño Album (2012)
  • Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album (2014)

See also

  • List of best-selling Latin music artists

References

  • Official YouTube
  • Intocable to release 12th anniversary album
  • Intocable interview with Acceso Total