Background
Miguel was born on September 29, 1939, in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico.
Miguel was born on September 29, 1939, in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico.
His fusion of tight tropical rhythms with American rock & roll earned Mike Laure the title "El Rey del Trópico.",Laure grew up listening to an assortment of cross-the-border rockers; he even borrowed the name for his group, Las Cometas, from his favorite, Bill Haley's band. Laure tempered his rock & roll inclinations with Cumbia rhythms learned from Colombia's Sonora Dinamita. The fusion sparked a whole new style of music, termed chunchaca, and L.
