La Sonora Santanera & Los Pasteles Verdes in Irving

La Sonora Santanera is a Mexican tropical orchestra founded in Mexico City in 1955 by trumpeter Carlos Colorado. Its repertoire draws on cumbia, bolero, cha-cha-cha and other Caribbean dance styles, and the group is known for songs including “La Boa,” “Perfume de Gardenias,” “Luces de Nueva York” and “El Ladrón.” In 2015, La Sonora Santanera celebrated its 60th anniversary in Mexico City with a program featuring multiple singers and its brass-led ensemble. The anniversary concert brought that established tropical-orchestra format to Auditorio Nacional.

Los Pasteles Verdes are a Peruvian romantic-music group formed in Chimbote in 1973. Their repertoire of boleros and ballads became known through songs including “Hipocresía,” “Recuerdos de una noche,” “Esclavo y amo” and “El reloj.” During the 1970s, Los Pasteles Verdes took that repertoire beyond Peru and established a strong concert presence in Mexico. Their later stage history has included Latin oldies and nostalgia concerts in the United States, particularly for Spanish-speaking audiences in Los Angeles.