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wed 1/7/2009
Moisés Arellanes Fausto of Montéz De Durango is in stable condition after being shot in the head by unknown assailants in Durango. (via People en Español)
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly named Mexico City as the location of the attack.
Grupo Montéz De Durango vs. Los Creadorez Del Pasito Duranguense
versus
wed 3/19/2008
| name | Grupo Montéz de Durango. | Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense. |
| founded | In 1996 by José Luis Terrazas. | In 2005 by Alfredo Ramírez Corral. |
| birthplace | Chicago, Illinois. | Chicago, Illinois. |
| current members | José Luis Terrazas, Daniel Terrazas, Fabián Muro Ortíz, José Luis Terrazas, Jr., Moisés Arellanes, Gonzalo Villaseñor, Jesús García and Javier Guzmán. | Alfredo Ramírez Corral, Ismael Mijarez, Armando Aguirre, Francisco López and César Ruelas. |
| style | Duranguense. | Duranguense. |
| the look | White tejanas with matching black suits or white guayaberas. | White tejanas with matching slick button-down shirts. |
| logo | Gold-plated upper-case type and a scorpion. | Gold-plated cursive type and a scorpion. |
| breakthrough track | Lagrimillas Tontas. | Por Quién Me Dejas. |
| cool cover | Bachata Rosa by Juan Luis Guerra. | El Moro de Cumpas by Antonio Aguilar. |
| albums | At least 20 including compilations. | At least three including compilations. |
| controversy | Band leader José Luis Terrazas sued Alfredo Ramírez for using the Montéz de Durango name after Ramírez defected from the band. | Singer Alfredo Ramírez accused José Luis Terrazas of "stealing" the Montéz de Durango name. |
| in their own words | "We will always keep our feet on the ground, not like some other Duranguense bands." - José Luis Terrazas. | "Venimos y somos del pueblo." (We come from and are of the people.) - Alfredo Ramírez. |
| most recent release | Agárrese (Hold on). | Listos, Montados y Armados (Ready, mounted and armed). |
| the critics | Allmusic: "The most famous practitioners of the pasito duranguense, or the Durango step, a rhythm-driven hybrid of quebradita and merengue invented by Mexican-Americans in Chicago." | Allmusic: “Corral and Mijarez – having been around as long as anyone – find themselves in the position of being trend-setters." |
| webprops | 6,497 friends on official MySpace. | 9,626 friends on official MySpace. |
| best video moment | Missing the family back home in Lagrimas Del Corazón. | Tickling the ivories in Quisiera Ser Una Lágrima. |
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