Carlos D. Saenz began Latin Express in 1975 as a senior at Northside High School in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1979 he added his brother Leo who at the time was 14 years old and attending Trimble Tech High School. Since then, Carlos and Leo's children and nephews have become band members as well. Latin Express continues to be a main stay in the Dallas-Fort Worth Tejano music scene. Not only well known for Tejano, but also R&B, Latin Jazz and Salsa. One of the main reasons for the group's longevity, is the group's dedication to tradition and musical values that are rarely seen today. For example the group continues to perform with a full horn section composed of trumpets, trombones, and saxes, with a tight knit rhythm section of bass, guitar, drums and keyboards, and four vocalists. Therefore, they are able to play many musical varieties at moments notice.
“NRG” stands for “New Rhythm Generation,” and this youthful Texas group offers up a hot program of timba-influenced salsa to prove that Havana-inspired tropical dance sounds are alive in the Lone Star state. Give much of the credit to Mariela Suárez the band’s music director, who plays both piano and violin. Her talents are complemented by a solid rhythm team, a three-member horn section and lead vocalist Maiquel Romero, who is also the group’s excellent trumpeter”.
