# Carlos Cabral Jr.

Carlos Cabral Junior, also known as Junior Cabral, is a songwriter, producer, and arranger. Multiple Latin Grammy and Grammy Award winner, as well as music director for several Award-Winning World Tours. Latin Grammy nominations include; Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Vocal Pop Album, Best Ranchero Album, Best Norteño Album, Best Tejano Album, Best Vallenato Album. As producer/arranger/guitarist, Cabral has collaborated in more than 20 top #15 Billboard charting albums and singles.

## Career

Beginning in 1995 with La Trampa by Ana Bárbara, and after moving from Brazil to Mexico, Junior began his career as a producer in the Latin market. He then continued to work with Artists such as Intocable, Juan Gabriel, Lucero, Ana Gabriel, Nydia Rojas, Lucía Méndez, Julio Iglesias, Rocio Durcal, Pepe Aguilar, and Vicente Fernandez. In 2000, the start of his relationship with Ricardo Arjona resulted in his arrangement contribution to the album Galeria Caribe. Following the success of this album, Junior produced Arjona's top charting Album; Santo Pecado. Since then, he has collaborated as a producer/arranger and engineer in almost every album released by Arjona.
In 2002 and 2003 Junior produced Ana Bárbara #1 album Te Atrapare...Bandido, Ricardo Arjona's singles "El Problema" and "Minutos", the Santo Pecado album by Ricardo Arjona. From there on, Junior has produced top-selling and top-charting albums for Sony Music Latin, Universal Music, and Warner Music.
As a producer, arranger and guitarist he's been credited in more than 200 albums and has received +30 Latin Grammy Nominations and 5 Grammy Award Nominations, of which he has won 5 Latin Grammys and 1 Grammy Award for the album Adentro by Ricardo Arjona.

## Discography

Ricardo Arjona
* Galeria Caribe
* Santo Pecado
* Adentro
* Quinto Piso
* Poquita Ropa
* Independiente
* Apague la luz y escuche
Carlos Rivera
* Leyendas (Amor Eterno con Rocío Dúrcal)
Juan Gabriel
* Celebrando
Rocio Durcal
* Alma Ranchera
* Duetos
Intocable
* Intimamente...
* Crossroads
* X
Jose Jose
* Ranchero
Lucía Méndez
* Canta un Homenaje a Juan Gabriel
Ana Bárbara
* Te atraparé... Bandido,
* Loca de amar,
* No es brujería
Lucero
* Aquí Estoy
Ana Gabriel
* Vivencias
Felipe Peláez
* Diferente
Shaila Dúrcal
* Shaila Dúrcal
Pedro Fernandez
* ¡Arránquense Muchachos!

## Awards
### Latin Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Album | Award |
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album | Diez by Intocable | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album | Loca de Amar by Ana Bárbara | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2006 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album | Adentro by Ricardo Arjona | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2009 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album | Siempre by Costumbre | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2010 | Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Ranchero Album | Canta un Homenaje a Juan Gabriel by Lucía Méndez | Latin Grammy Nomination |
| 2013 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album | Diferente by Felipe Pélaez & Manuel Julián | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2018 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album | Proyecto Insomnio | Nomination |
| 2022 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Album | El Mundo Esta Loco by Jorge Luis Chacin | Nomination |
| 2023 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Mariachi Album | Bordado A Mano by Ana Barbara | Nomination |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Album | Award |
| 2004 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Intimamente by Intocable | Grammy Award |
| 2005 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Diez by Intocable | Nomination |
| 2005 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Solo by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2006 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | No Es Brujería... by Ana Barbara | Nomination |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos by Intocable | Nomination |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Adentro by Ricardo Arjona | Grammy Award |
| 2010 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | 5to Piso by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2011 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Poquita Ropa by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2013 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Independiente by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Best Musica Mexicana Album | Bordado A Mano by Ana Barbara | Nomination |

### Billboard Charts

Top Latin Albums :
| Album | Peak Position |
| Independiente by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| 5to Piso by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| Galería Caribe by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| Santo Pecado by Ricardo Arjona | 3 |
| Duetos by Rocío Dúrcal | 12 |
| Vivencias by Ana Gabriel | 14 |

### Yearly charts (El Problema by Ricardo Arjona)

| Chart (2002–03) | Peak position |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| US Billboard Latin Songs | 4 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Songs | 3 |

### Decade-End charts

| Chart (2000–2009) | Peak position |
| US Billboard Latin Songs | 89 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Songs | 33 |