Bobby Pulido
José Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, and political candidate. He is credited with expanding the audience for Tejano music among younger listeners, emerging as a teen idol among Mexican-American teenagers in the 1990s and becoming one of Tejano music's most prominent recording artists.
In 1995, Pulido debuted with his eponymous band. During the same year, he signed a recording contract with EMI Latin and released his debut album, Desvelado. It peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and at number three on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album platinum, denoting shipments of 100,000 units. The title track established Pulido as a leading Tejano singer, although some veteran musicians argued that his success in the genre derived from the established musical success of his father, Roberto Pulido.
Pulido's album Enséñame (1996), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart, garnered him a nomination for the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year. In 1998, Pulido performed a sold-out performance at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, becoming the first Tejano artist to do so. Pulido became the youngest honoree to receive the Orgullo de la Frontera award by the Fiestas Mexicanas in February 1999. Between 1998 and 2000, he was awarded the Male Entertainer of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards for three consecutive years. By 2000, the waning popularity of Tejano music resulted in Pulido's subsequent albums being less commercially successful and eventually ceasing to chart on Billboard.
In 2003, Pulido made his acting debut in the made-for-television film La Decada Furiosa, in which he played the lead role. He also appeared in the telenovelas Fuego en la sangre and Qué pobres tan ricos. Following the commercial disappointment of the album Enfermo de Amor (2007), he took a three-year hiatus. He returned to music with the release of Dias de Ayer (2010). He also returned to acting, appearing in the film Noches Con Platanito. In 2024, Pulido announced a farewell tour before launching a campaign for public office in Texas.
On September 17, 2025, Pulido announced a campaign for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 15th congressional district in the 2026 election. He is running as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Monica De La Cruz.
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