# Espinoza Paz

Isidro Chávez Espinoza (born 29 October 1981), better known as Espinoza Paz, is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican musician and songwriter of regional Mexican music, specializing in the styles of Sinaloan banda, norteño, mariachi, and country en Español.

## Early career

Espinoza Paz (Isidro Chávez Espinoza) was born on 29 October 1981 in La Angostura, a small town in the north of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. He was 11 years old when he wrote his first song, which was dedicated to a girl on whom he had a crush. By the time he was 13, he had already written 20 songs; however, it wasn't until his father sent him money from the United States that he decided to buy his first guitar and teach himself to play it.

## Success

His big break came when he showed some of his creations to El Coyote—a popular Sinaloan banda singer—who recorded his songs "Besitos En El Cuello" ("Little Kisses On The Neck"); "Prohibido" ("Forbidden"); and "Para Impresionarte" ("To Impress You").
In December 2006, Paz met Martin Fabian, a well-known personality within the radio and music industry, who immediately foresaw the extraordinary talent within the young singer-songwriter. They soon began collaborating on his debut album "Paz En Tu Corazón" (literally, "Peace In Your Heart"—the title being a wordplay on his name). This project was released in 2007 in association with Nueva Generacion Music Group. Another independently released album, "Amigo Con Derechos" ("Friend With Benefits"), followed in 2008a recording contract with the major label Universal Latino, which released his first major label album "El Canta Autor del Pueblo" ("The Village Singer-Songwriter") in 2008 on its Machete Music subsidiary. This album featured eight previously released favorites such as "El Celular" ("The Cell Phone") and "Amigo con Derechos" ("Friend With Benefits") plus four new recordings. The single from this album, "El Proximo Viernes" ("Next Friday") reached No. 14 on Billboard Magazine's "Hot Latin Tracks" chart.
Soon Paz was penning songs for a long list of regional Regional artists, including Sergio Vega, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Banda Cuisillos, Julio Chaidez, Banda de Jerez, Jenni Rivera, Chuy Lizarraga, Adair Elizalde, El Potro de Sinaloa, Calibre 50, Montez de Durango, Julión Álvarez, El Chapo de Sinaloa, and Duelo, among numerous others.
In 2010 he released the album "Del Rancho Para El Mundo" which included the smash hit "Al Diablo Lo Nuestro". The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award and was certified Gold. In 2011 he released another Gold selling album: "Canciones Que Duelen". This album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Latin Albums Chart and included the hit single "Para No Perderte". The album was also released in a deluxe version with a DVD containing several live performances.
In 2012 he released "Un Hombre Normal", a compilation album featuring some of his biggest hits, remixes and several new recordings. The title track would eventually reach No. 1 on the Latin Charts. During this time Paz decided to release an album of all Mariachi songs with the group Mariachi Sol De Mexico. The album which was originally titled "Las Facturas del Destino" was re-titled and was not released until 2016.
In the 2020s, Paz has performed theme songs of Mexican telenovelas: "Mi Venganza" for La desalmada (2021), and "La Esperanza" for Tierra de esperanza (2023).

## Brief Retirement

In 2012, Paz shocked fans by saying he was going to retire, after a lawsuit from his former manager. In early 2014, he switched labels from "Nueva Generacion Music Group" to "Anval Music". During this time, Paz's popularity began to decline and although he released numerous singles, he did not release a studio album until 2016.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Top Latin | US Reg Mexican | MEX | Certifications |
| Mi Pasado En Mi Presente | Released: June 20, 2004 Label: Junio Discos | — | — | — | — | |
| Prohibido Perder | Released: January 1, 2005 Label: Universal Music Mexico Formats: CD, Digital download | — | — | — | — | |
| El Canta Autor del Pueblo | Released: March 18, 2008 Label: American Show Latin / Machete Regio Formats: CD, Digital download | — | 11 | 5 | 63 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| Yo No Canto, Pero lo Intentamos | Released: January 26, 2009 Label: Universal Music, Disa Records Formats: CD, Digital download | 116 | 1 | 1 | 34 | RIAA: Platinum (Latin) |
| Mis Canciones con Amor | Released: April 30, 2010 Label: M Gen Stream Inc. | — | 30 | 15 | — | |
| Del Rancho Para el Mundo | Released: August 10, 2010 Label: Universal Music, Disa Records Formats: CD, Digital download | 66 | 2 | 1 | 18 | RIAA: Gold (Latin) |
| Canciones Que Duelen | Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Universal Music, Disa Records Formats: CD, Digital download | 121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Gold (Latin) |
| Un Hombre Normal | Released: January 19, 2012 Label: Universal Music, Disa Records Formats: CD, Digital download | 167 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Enamorado del Pueblo | Released: March 20, 2012 Label: Platino Records | — | — | — | — | |
| Para Mi Ex | Released: March 11, 2016 Label: Viernes Music Formats: Digital download | — | — | — | — | |
| No Pongan Esas Canciones | Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Viernes Music | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Las Compuse Para Ti | Released: February 14, 2018 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |
| A Veces | Released: May 28, 2018 Label: Viernes Music | — | 10 | 2 | — | |
| Literalmente | Released: August 17, 2018 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |
| Mujer | Released: December 17, 2018 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |
| Hombre Normal, Vol. 2 | Released: January 8, 2019 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |
| Hombre | Released: February 14, 2019 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |
| Que No Se Caiga el Ritmo | Released: November 6, 2019 Label: Viernes Music | — | — | — | — | |

### Compilations

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US Top Latin | MEX | Certifications |
| Mis Éxitos con Tololoche | Released: October 7, 2008 Label: Disa Records Formats: CD | 58 | 34 | RIAA: Gold (Latin) |
| 15 Top Hits con el Canta Autor del Pueblo | Released: 2011 Label: Disa Records | — | 63 | |
| 16 Éxitos de Oro | Released: 2012 | — | — | |

## Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other artist(s) |
| "No Llega el Olvido" | 2010 | Jenni Rivera |
| "24 Horas" | 2010 | David Bisbal |
| "Te La Pasas" | 2011 | Tito Torbellino |
| "Asi O Mas" | 2012 | María José |
| "Me Voy" | 2012 | Paulina Rubio |
| "Siempre en Mi Mente" | 2012 | Juan Gabriel |
| "Te Pudiera Decir" | 2013 | Gerardo Ortiz |
| "Eres la Persona Correcta" | 2014 | Río Roma and Luis Coronel |
| "Sin Esencia" | 2015 | Nartoomid |
| "Llévame" | 2017 | Freddo |
| "Tan Enamorados" | 2017 | Ricardo Montaner |
| "Como Una Pelota" | 2017 | Jhonny Rivera |
| "Tiene Razón la Lógica" | 2019 | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón |

## Television

* 2010: Los Heroes Del Norte Participacion
* 2010: La Academia Bicentenario Godfather of Generation
* 2010: Mi Amor Por Teresa Soto...Loco Enamorado
* 2011: La Voz... México (Himself / Judge)
* 2012: La Voz... México(Lift of Jenni Rivera)
* 2015: Me Pongo De Pie... Judge
* 2016: Compadres (Waldo)
* 2018: Hijas de la luna (Himself)
* 2019: La Voz Kids
* 2021: La desalmada (Himself)