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Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born 19 January 1964, Jocotenango, Guatemala), known as Ricardo Arjona (pronounced /aɾ’xona/), is a popular Guatemalan singer. He has won two Grammy Awards from three nominations: The 2007 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album and the 2006 Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, both for his album Adentro, (2005).

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Ricardo was born in the village of Jocotenango, near Antigua, Guatemala to Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Guatemala City.

He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school, where he reputedly said he spent three hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing football. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona’s pupils. The representative found that the students’ level of education was actually above average.

Ricardo Arjona was a talented basketball player, and he played for the team Leones de Marte. He also toured Central America as a member of the Selección de básquetbol de Guatemala (Guatemala’s National Basketball Team); until recently he held the record for the most points scored in a single game by a Guatemalan player.

Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).

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  • jochorocket

    Arjona es un Maestro, lo demás no importa.

    18 Dec 2012 Reply
  • cieloamorosa

    Hola q tal yo me llamo nancy soy de tamaulipas y me encanta la musica no puedo vivir sin ellla jejejeej saludos;-)

    4 Nov 2012 Reply
  • juasito23

    Hola soy juan esteban oliveira soy paraguayo y vivo en bueno arie y meguta la musica

    9 Oct 2012 Reply
  • playdead77

    Hay Amores ♥

    3 Oct 2012 Reply
  • GonDay

    Oh, Arjona...apestas como una pila de mierda :)

    19 Sep 2012 Reply
  • pablojca

    ARJONA :copa:

    3 Sep 2012 Reply
  • alan-elias

    don't like sera jaimeechelon, para mi like todas las canciones de mi paisano arjona

    22 Aug 2012 Reply
  • OldSchoolMix

    El Problema ♥

    31 Jul 2012 Reply
  • PapaHeffer

    Poquita Ropa is a great record.

    28 Jun 2012 Reply
  • jaimeechelon

    don't like

    23 Jun 2012 Reply
  • playdead77

    Ayudame Freud ♥

    18 Jun 2012 Reply
  • malucore

    Eres el mejor y expresas lo que realmente a mucha gente se nos hace difícil adelante grande

    14 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Nely09

    Me encanta =) qué bueno que hay gente de mente abierta que sabe identificar sus canciones con la vida real!!

    26 May 2012 Reply
  • WoozieGTA

    Ya todos sabemos como coger, no tenés por qué explicarlo idiota.

    1 May 2012 Reply
  • DontJuleo

    Grandísimo Arjona, Lejos el mejor cantante, tú si que sabes explicarte

    25 Apr 2012 Reply
  • MsMariana

    LEJOS, el mejor cantautor latinoamericano. Imposible no sentirse identificado con tus letras. Sos un genio.

    19 Apr 2012 Reply
  • POYIM

    "Como si fuese tan facil suplicarle a mi cerebro que le ordene al corazon que le anule cualquier recuerdo" No se puede hacer nada, es un genio...

    11 Apr 2012 Reply
  • ICMCMXCII

    "Tu reputación son las primeras seis letras de esa palabra" hay que ser trola para escuchar a este retardado

    8 Apr 2012 Reply
  • POYIM

    "Tu reputación son las primeras seis letras de esa palabra" Que poesía tan poderosa HAHAHA

    8 Apr 2012 Reply
  • negrachula23

    Simplemente me encantan sus canciones

    2 Apr 2012 Reply
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