From backyard parties in the Inland Empire to packed arenas in the U.S. and Mexico, Fuerza Regida is part of a movement propelling regional Mexican music to global levels.
“We’re part of it. We’re part of the ones that started it,” Jesús Ortiz Paz, Fuerza Regida’s lead singer-songwriter, told Eyewitness News. “It feels good to be part of that genre that’s going up,” said Moises Lopez.
The five-member group formed as a cover band in San Bernardino in 2015.
“We feel really proud of coming out of there. Especially representing our music and our culture and it becoming global,” said Ortiz Paz.
The band is now topping charts and has more than 11 billion global streams, multicultural fans and collaborations, including hit songs with Shakira and DJ Marshmello.
When we were in backyard parties, we photoshopped ourselves in an arena, and now we made it true
One thing that sets Fuerza Regida apart in this space is their bicultural identity.
“I don’t think anyone else has made it as big as us. I could probably say that, Mexican American in our genre,” said Ortiz Paz.