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American Spanish language record label
Fonovisa Records
is an American Spanish language
record label
founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of
Televisa
.
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Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonovisa mainly produces
Mexican style music
. It is well known for its signing with artists such as
Los Tigres Del Norte
,
Los Bukis
,
Los Temerarios
,
Enrique Iglesias
,
Lucero
and
Thalia
.
In late 2002, Fonovisa was acquired from
Televisa
by the
Univision
Music Group. Fonovisa was owned by the Univision Music Group until May 2008 when it was bought by
Universal Music Group
. It is now part of
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
. Fonovisa headquarters are now in the Capitol Records Building, in
Hollywood, California
.
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On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed with its
copyright infringement
lawsuit against Cherry Auction (which is known for operating the Cherry Avenue Auction in Fresno, CA) for allowing vendors to sell unlicensed records.
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Fonovisa itself, however, became the subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label admitted to paying radio stations millions of dollars in
payola
to play songs from Fonovisa artists. Santiso was also charged with tax evasion during the process.
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Artists
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Former artists
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See also
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References
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Lannert, John; Burr, Ramiro (June 13, 1998).
"Payola Probe Targets Latin Biz"
.
Billboard
. Vol. 110, no. 24. p. 10
. Retrieved
September 18,
2014
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Philips, Chuck (July 1, 1999).
"Record Label Exec Agrees to Plead Guilty to Payola"
.
Los Angeles Times
.
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Schroeder.
"FONOVISA, INC. v. CHERRY AUCTION, INC., 76 F.3d 259 (9th Cir. 1996) (LOISLAW)"
. Law.cornell.edu
. Retrieved
2013-02-28
.
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Boehlert, Eric (2000-08-23).
"Of flea markets and file swapping"
.
Salon.com
. Retrieved
2013-02-28
.
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Philips, Chuck (July 1, 1999).
"Record Label Exec Agrees to Plead Guilty to Payola"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
September 18,
2014
.
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