The band released several full-length albums and singles under both group names on San Antonio label, Fireball Records, including a cover of the song Midnight Blue, the first regional hit of Canales' career.
As a solo artist, this comeback yielded several well-known hits, including Cuatro Caminos, Dame La Mano, and Dile a Tu Esposa.
[5] Shortly thereafter, Canales began taking graduate classes at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, working toward a Master's degree in Communication Science Disorders.
During her breaks from university coursework, Canales began yet another comeback by participating with the Leyendas y Raices Tour which included fellow Tejano performers Carlos Guzman, Augustin Ramirez, Sunny Ozuna, Freddie Martinez, Mario Montes, and Grupo Sierra.
[6] It was while attending graduate school that Laura Canales first began experiencing problems with her gall bladder.
After undergoing routine gall bladder surgery, Canales developed a case of pneumonia and died suddenly on April 16, 2005.