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Source:
Univision Online, June 3, 2003
By: Arturo Dovalina
TW Correspondent: Tonchi & Luisa
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celebrated a banquet in his honor south of the city, in
San Angel. He had been re-elected President of Mexico a
few days before. That day, April 7, 1928, Alvaro Obregón
was assassinated. They said that Plutarco Elías Calles,
the ex-president, ordered him killed in order to recover
power. The murderer was José León Toral. His case was
historic, not only for the crime, but because they were
never able to declare him guilty, thanks to the skill of
his defense counsel, Demetrio Sodi Guergue, Thalia's
grandfather. "What's more, my grandfather has a lecture hall named after him in UNAM (the public university of Mexico City)". The proofs are securely kept in the library of a large old house where she lived with her mother when her career had barely begun. There, in "The House of the Dogs" (the untiring guardians of the sidewalk and the fear of people passing by), in the working-class neighborhood of Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City, Thalia bumps into the political past of the Sodi family. She carries it in her blood. She declares herself "apolitical" in a "multi-party" family. In the middle of the promotion of her first English record, Thalía, and her new single "I Want You", she makes time to visit Mexico. "I don't do it publicly, I go camouflaged, in hiding, and I see my friends." |
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Are you frightened by the lack of security?
"Yes," she says after thinking about it more than twice. "One wants to see his country free, the people walking around in the streets without fear, with better salaries, with a much stronger government...".
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Would
you go into politics someday? "I am completely apolitical, to tell the truth. But in my family politics has always run in the blood. My grandfather (Demetrio Sodi Guergue) defended José de León Toral, who was the murderer of Alvaro Obregón. On the other hand, my father (Ernesto Sodi Pallares) worked in criminology and was the handwriting expert in the government of (Luis) Echeverría (President of Mexico from 1970-1976). One of my sisters (Ernestina) has been working in the ranks of PRI for 9 years, and now Laura (Zapata) is joining the ranks of PAN. Then we are totally a multi-party family." Do you support Laura in politics? "I am apolitical, but if my sister's dream is to be here and if it makes her feel that she is getting ahead and it is giving her a new energy to her life, I am here with her." Her sister Laura, a former telenovela villainess and character actress, is running for the position of federal deputy (congressional) through the party in power in order to fight crime in Mexico, after her kidnapping of several months ago. Here are more shots of Thalia at the presscon |
Singer Thalia urges end to terrorSource:
BBC News - June 2, 2003 Latin pop star Thalia has called for an end to terrorism in Mexico after returning to the country following the kidnapping of her two sisters. Thalia spent eight months in exile in the US after sisters Laura Zapata and Ernestina Sodi were kidnapped as they left a theatre in Mexico City in September last year. Both were later released unhurt. Thalia has been surrounded by a platoon of bodyguards since her arrival in Mexico on Friday amid fears she could also be a target of criminals. On her return the 30-year-old singer called for Mexico to become "more united and clean of terrorism, if not from all filth". She told the daily newspaper Reforma: "Terrorism is not only to attack airplanes and buildings, or cause wars, but to agitate against the integrity, calm and social peace of the nation." |
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Mexico has one of the world's worst kidnapping problems - believed to be second only to that of Colombia. The nation has a thriving soap opera and music industry, with its drama series translated and broadcast around the world. Many of its singers are attempting to broaden their appeal beyond their Spanish-speaking fans. Thalia, a star of TV soaps as Marimar and Rosalinda, is married to Tommy Mottola, the US-based former chairman of Sony Music.
Source:
towerrecords.com - May 31, 2003
TW Correspondent: Tonchi & Luisa
You can order the VINYL record release of I Want You at towerrecords.com now. It's in vinyl so it requires a special record player. This is a very old format that is no and the player is no longer commercially available. Well, maybe at antique shops. If anything, this record will only become a collectors item because of its format.
Source:
abcnews.com
TW Correspondents: Chad & Luisa
The early morning show Good Morning America is hosting its annual concert series at Bryant Park kicking off with a John Mellencamp concert on May 30. On August 8, Thalia is set to perform for the programs early morning concert which is free and open to the public. This and other concerts take place live during the Good Morning America (GMA) show on Fridays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM /ET.
For those of you who want to attend the concert in New York, Bryant Park is lin Midtown Manhattan, right behind the New York Public Library, between 40th and 42nd Streets, and Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
(Note:
This is for everyone who has been wondering about what Randy
Hoffman has been doing for Thalia. Here is a sample of how the
American Press is covering the release of Thalia's cd. )
Source: Music
Industry News Network - May 28, 2003
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Latin superstar
Thalia, who has sold over 7 million albums worldwide and achieved
enormous success in her native Mexico, as well as in Europe,
Puerto Rico and Asia, has finished recording her first English
CD, set to be released July 8th on Virgin records. The albums
first single, "I Want You", a duet with Fat Joe, has
already begun climbing the radio charts with major market adds on
its first week!
The singer, who is a household name among Latinos, will call her
first English CD, "Thalia." Many of the hottest
producers worked with the singer on her first English effort.
They include Steve Morales (Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias),
Rick Wake (Anastacia, Marc Anthony) and Cory Rooney (JLo,
Destiny's Child) to name a few. Also, songwriters Cathy Denis (Kylie
Minogue, Celine Dion) and Kara Dioguardi (Ricky Martin, Enrique
Iglesias) contribute to the effort.
Thalia ended 2002 as the top female Latin singing star. Thalia's
self titled Latin album, which was released in March of 2002,
topped the charts through out most of last year, even staying at
the number one spot for 6 consecutive weeks. The album went multi-platinum
and produced three number one singles. The album also spun
Thalia's first ever top 10 dance hit, "The Mexican," on
Billboard's Hot Dance Chart. "The Mexican" an English
song on her Latin CD, featured Marc Anthony and took on a life of
its own in dance clubs across the nation. At this time, she has 2
albums competing against each other on the Latin Charts.
Since Thalia's solo singing career began in 1990, she has
released nine solo albums that have all gone platinum across the
world. The singer has performed on several television shows
across the nation including the Latin Grammy awards and The Rosie
O'Donnell show. She has received many accolades in her career
including two awards at this year's Latin Billboard awards - Best
Female Pop Album of The Year and People's Choice Award. This
month Thalia is once again named one of People Espanol's 25 most
beautiful people.
(Note: The
3 following articles are so inaccurate in various ways. Can you
spot the errors?)
Source:
Rolling Stone - May 27, 2003
By: Andrew Dansby
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Thalia, who has a pair of recordings sharing space on the Latin charts, has wrapped recording of her English-language debut and plans to release the album July 8th on Virgin. The untitled project (Note: By this time everyone who was in the know knew that Thalia entitled the English release just that, Thalia.) follows Thalia's breakthrough 2002 self-titled recording, which featured all Spanish-language material, save "The Mexican," her hit single, featuring a guest vocal by Marc Anthony.
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sold more than 7 million records in the international
Latin market, the Mexico native now looks to tap a
broader American audience, much the same way Anthony and
Shakira did with their English-language recordings.
Already, four of her albums -- En Extasis (1995), Amor
a la Mexicana (1997), Arrasando (2000) and Thalia
-- have been certified platinum in the U.S. Several
producers, some who have helped record crossover
successes, contributed to the upcoming album, including
Steve Morales (Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias),
Cory Rooney (Destiny's Child) and Rick Wake (Marc Anthony).
An entertainer before the age of ten, Thalia recorded with a pair of popular teen pop ensembles, Din-Din and Timbiriche, in addition to starring in soap operas throughout the Eighties and Nineties. Her first album, also self-titled, was released in 1990. Thalia's new single, "I Want You," which features a guest vocal by Fat Joe, has already been released to radio. |
Source:
billboard.com - May 27, 2003
By: Barry Jeckell
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Latin singer Thalia will release her English-language debut July 7 (Note: So we all just thought it was July 8?) through Virgin. The first single from "Thalia" is "I Want You" with Fat Joe. The duet debuted this week at No. 27 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart published by Billboard's sister publication Airplay Monitor. The Mexican superstar worked with a host of producers on the album, including Steve Morales (Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias), Rick Wake (Anastacia, Marc Anthony), and Cory Rooney (Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child).
Last year, Thalia released a Spanish-language Fonovisa/EMI Latin album (Note: Waitaminit! Thalia stopped recording under the Fonovisa label ages ago! Also, EMI and Fonovisa have no relation to each other.) under the same title. Earlier this month, the album was named the Latin pop album of the year, female at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami. The set debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Latin Pop Albums and Top Latin Albums charts, and No. 126 on The Billboard 200.
In April, Mexican police arrested three suspects in relation to last year's kidnapping of Thalia's sisters, actress Laura Zapata and writer Ernestina Sodi. The pair were abducted in September after Zapata appeared in a play. The family, which includes Thalia's husband, former Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola, has indicated that a ransom was paid for their safe release, but has not disclosed any details.
Source:
LiveDaily - May 2,7, 2003
TW Correspondent: Luisa
(Note: This one is SO inaccurate it is scarey! )
Virgin Records will release the debut English-language album from Latin pop star Thalia on July 8. The Mexico native has sold more than 7 million copies of her self-titled debut album worldwide, according to the label.
The only English-language track on her debut album was her hit single "The Mexican," which features guest vocalist Marc Anthony. The first single from Thalia's forthcoming album--which is also self-titled--is titled "I Want You," and features Fat Joe.
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I Want You Video: The TreatmentSource:
mtv.com May 29,2003 Having
conquered Latin America, Mexican sensation Thalía teams
up with Fat Joe to take on America with her new video
"I Want You" directed by Dave Meyers. Here's an
excerpt from the treatment where Thalía makes her grand
entrance: Not to forget, MTV is going all out in support of Thalia as well. You can view their Thalia Flipbook here . And tomorrow, I Want You will be clocking in at Total Request Live (TRL) in the number 8 spot. Can't get enough of I Want You? Then click here to view the full length video courtesy of our friends at MTV. |
Mottola Turns Profit on Former Tyco CondoSource:
New York Post - May 22, 2003 MUSIC mogul Tommy Mottola has managed to do what many residential real estate investors have failed to do in the sagging high-end property market - flip a property, and make a profit. Mottola, as this column's regular readers may recall, bought the duplex penthouse of besieged former Tyco chief financial officer Mark Swartz - which had an asking price of $15.9 million - for the bargain price of $9.5 million last December. Then the former Sony Music chairman turned around and immediately relisted the 5,200-square- foot place for its original asking price of $15.9 million. "I thought that they forgot to take the listing off of their Web site," said one broker of the Douglas Elliman listing after they had brokered the sale between Swartz and Mottola. Listing broker Dolly Lenz did not return phone calls. Now comes word that Mottola has sold the pad (still filled with Swartz' furnishings) in a package deal worth just under $13 million. Located on the 28th and 29th floors on East 80th Street, the four-bedroom condo has seven bathrooms, a private elevator entrance and a huge gourmet kitchen. Although Mottola got a bargain and a nice chunk of change in his pocket, Swartz's investment did well enough for Tyco, which reaped the proceeds of the sale: Records show the then-CFO bought the condo in May 2000 for $7.7 million. Swartz listed the place a few months later in a then-booming market for $12.5 million; he jacked it up to $16.5 million the next year, then down to $15.9 million. On the right is a picture othe current Residence of Tommy and Thalia. It took more than 2 years of remodelling to get it to their specifications. |
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Source:
Silicone Valley Biz Ink / VH1 Music Radar - May 21, 2003
TW Correspondent: Luisa
Thalia's cross - over music video "I Want You" which features the special participation of rapper Fat Joe will have its premiere on VH1 this coming Monday, May 26 alongside the videos of Ashanti and Pink.
Set those VCR's folks!
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Thalia Records English CD for Virgin RecordsSource:
thalia.com - May 20, 2003 Latin superstar Thalia, who has sold over 7 million albums worldwide and achieved enormous success in her native Mexico, as well as in Europe, Puerto Rico and Asia, has finished recording her first English CD, set to be released July 8th on Virgin records. The albums first single, “I Want You”, a duet with Fat Joe, has already begun climbing the radio charts with major market adds on its first week! The singer, who is already a household name among Latinos, will call her first English CD, “Thalia.” Many of the hottest producers worked with the singer on her first English effort. They include Steve Morales (Christina Aquilera, Enrique Iglesias), Rick Wake (Anastacia, Marc Anthony) and Cory Rooney (JLo, Destiny’s Child) to name a few. Also songwriters Cathy Denis (Kylie Minogue, Celine Dion) and Kara Dioguardi (Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony) contribute to the effort.. |
Thalia ended 2002 as the top female Latin singing star. Thalia’s self titled Latin album, which was released in March of 2002 topped the charts through out most of last year, even staying at the number one spot for 6 consecutive weeks. The album went multi-platinum and produced three number one singles. The album also spun Thalia’s first ever top 10 dance hit, “The Mexican,” on Billboard’s Hot Dance Chart. “The Mexican” an English song on her Latin CD, featured Marc Anthony and took on a life of its own in dance clubs across the nation. At this time, she has 2 albums competing against each other on the Latin charts.
Since Thalia’s solo singing career began in 1990, she has released nine solo albums that have all gone platinum across the world. The singer has performed on several television shows across the nation including the Latin Grammy awards and The Rosie O’Donnell show. She has received many accolades in her career including two awards at this years Latin Billboard awards – Best Female Pop Album of The Year and People’s Choice Award. This month Thalia is once again named one of People Espanol’s 25 most beautiful people.
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