During his career, Tovar broke several attendance records in Mexico and throughout Latin America (many of which still stand to this day),[1] sold over 30 million albums, and continues to influence countless artists of all genres.
Tovar's other hits include "La Sirenita", "Te tendré que olvidar", "¡Oh, Qué Gusto De Volverte A Ver!
Tovar's musical group, El Conjunto Costa Azul, has gone through numerous line-up changes over the years and is still active today.
[3] In 1979, Tovar broke the 300,000-person attendance record set in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico earlier that year by Pope John Paul II when the artist performed a free concert.
[4] Tovar also starred in several movies including Vivir Para Amar (1980), Rigo Es Amor (1980), and El Gran Triunfo (1981).