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= LUCY RODRIGUEZ =

Early Life
Lucy Rodriguez (Artist/Band Name: Lucy y Grupo Genio) was born in Corpus Christi, TX and her family roots are from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Being the youngest daughter of renowned professional Texas photographer, Raul Rodriguez (who served as the exclusive photographer for international recording artists such as Freddie Martinez (Freddie Records), Menudo, Los Tigres Del Norte, Vicente Fernandez, Juan Gabriel and Lola Beltran, as well as for actors Desi Arnaz and Mario Moreno, “Cantinflas”)

it was only a matter of time before she acquired an aspiration to begin an artistic career.

At the early age of three, Lucy’s parents noticed her fervent desire to be in front of large audiences and lack of stage fright. Her full-fledged artistic career began precisely at four years of age by appearing in television and radio commercials for her family’s photography studio, radio drops and musical artist promos at KUNO Radio in Corpus Christi as well as commercial franchises such as Hygeia Dairy, Whataburger, Dairy Queen and McDonald’s.

Upon entering Kindergarten, her teachers noticed she possessed charisma and vocal talent; subsequently, Lucy joined her school’s choir. Soon thereafter she began starring in school plays, giving her the opportunity to display her vocal and acting talents. Simultaneously, KUNO Radio and KORO Television (formerly Televisa, currently Univision), in Corpus Christi, Texas,  developed a weekly program, hosted by Lucy, that featured in-studio appearances by local area musicians and touring international acts.

At ten years of age, Lucy was approached by the internationally known directors of the Corpus Christi Cathedral Music Ministry and was asked to audition for a position within the then-newly formed Youth Choir. Her tenure in the Youth Choir lasted a total of ten years. During her tenure, two full-length albums were recorded and distributed worldwide.

She performed for the Papal Visit to San Antonio (Pope John Paul II) in 1987 and was invited on a second occasion, by Pope John Paul, for a command performance at the Vatican in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy, 1988.

Concurrently, KUNO Radio in Corpus Christi approached Lucy and pitched an idea for a Menudo Fan Club, with her serving as president. This was a large-scale, live broadcast held every Friday night. She co-hosted talent contests and other activities held during these events at which the turn out became quite massive (standing room only) after only a short period of time.

After moving to Houston, TX and having graduated from high school, Lucy decided to take a break from her musical career to become a professional Psychologist, in which she holds two graduate degrees. During this time she also enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

Lucy’s passion for being a vocalist only intensified throughout the decades.

Upon her return into the music industry, she recorded and released a single entitled “Pedire” (released 12/23/15, written by Juan Villarreal/produced by Lorenzo “Papo” Banda) The single will be included in her upcoming CD.

More recently, the single “Descansa” was released on August 2017. This single, which was written by Chris Viveros and produced by Lorenzo Banda, was written for Lucy’s Dad, who passed away in 2009.

Lucy is promoting both of her singles and is currently scheduling an extensive radio tour. “Pedire” has performed well in Texas, Michigan, Chicago, Arizona and California, while “Descansa” has attracted markets in Mexico and California.

She was invited to perform a duet with Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia in November of 2015 and was a featured artist for the Austin Tejano Music Coalition’s Toy Drive 2015. She performed at the 2016 Texas Talented Musician’s Association’s (TTMA) 33rd Annual Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair in San Antonio, TX and has been selected to perform yet again at this year’s (2017) Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair which takes place beginning March 16, 2017. Between being selected to perform on the main stage at Fan Fair, she was also invited to perform an unplugged set with GRAMMY-nominated recording artist, Eddie Gonzalez.