Bill Text: TX HR627 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of cumbia legend Fito Olivares of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR627 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR627-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 627 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Cumbia legend Fito Olivares of Houston passed away | ||
| on March 17, 2023, at the age of 75, bringing a great loss to his | ||
| family, friends, and legion of fans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born Rodolfo Olivares in Ciudad Camargo, | ||
| Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1947, Fito Olivares began playing saxophone | ||
| professionally in his teens; he was recruited by the group Dueto | ||
| Estrella, which performed his first song, "Ya No Eres Mía"; in the | ||
| 1970s, he settled in the Bayou City, where he formed Grupo La Pura | ||
| Sabrosura with his brothers, Javier on vocals and Jaime on | ||
| keyboards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The band eventually signed to Gil Records, and it | ||
| began its rise in the 1980s with such hits as "La Gallina" and "La | ||
| Negra Catalina"; songs such as "Juana la Cubana" and "El | ||
| Colesterol" became party staples, played at many weddings and | ||
| quinceañeras; more than 50 other artists recorded "Juana la | ||
| Cubana," and "El Colesterol" received an ASCAP award for Best Song | ||
| in the Regional Mexican category; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With a distinctive, sax-fueled style rooted in his | ||
| native Mexico, Mr. Olivares ushered in a new era of cumbia; his | ||
| influence has endured, and in recent years, he was featured on a | ||
| remix of "Thrift Shop" by rappers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and his | ||
| classic "Cumbia de la Cobra" went viral on TikTok; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Fito Olivares brought joy to innumerable people, | ||
| filling dance floors at countless celebrations, and although he | ||
| will be deeply missed, his music will continue to enrich the lives | ||
| of listeners for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Fito Olivares and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Griselda Olivares; to his children, Rodolfo, Alexandra, and | ||
| Juan Pablo; and to his other relatives, many friends, and all who | ||
| mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rodolfo | ||
| "Fito" Olivares. | ||
| Morales of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 627 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
