Latin pop crooner Ricardo Arjona emerged in the 1980s with power ballads and
anthemic, sing-along hits but, unlike most balladeers, has taken on politics,
sexuality and religion in his songs and gone on to sell more than 40 million
records over the course of his career.
Growing up in Guatemela during a military dictatorship, Arjona started playing
guitar at the age of seven and competed in local talent contests in his youth.
He was also a talented basketball player who toured with the Guatemala national
team and, after graduating from university, he worked as a school teacher ...