Song of the Year

Local rising Tejano band M-Dos won an award for Song of the Year in the Cumbia Pop category for their original single “Ratatatata” at the Premios Tejano Mundial 2023 event on Sunday, March 5 in San Antonio. The band performed the 2022 single at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium during the awards ceremony. “We are so emotional and overwhelmed with gratitude in receiving this amazing recognition,” front man for the band Raul Guiterrez Jr. said Monday afternoon. “Just like any other band, we have had our challenges and difficulties along the way but each of them has not only made us stronger, but made us come closer together as a family.” Premios Tejano Mundial is presented by the Tejano Music Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the Tejano music industry. The annual ceremony features performances by Tejano artists and the presentation of the awards.