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Video | Best MTV Tr3s Artist Winner: Aventura Aventura accepts their lengua for Best MTV Tr3s Artist.
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Video | Aventura and Pitbull Celebrate Hispanic Heritage The boys of Aventura talk about their orgullo de ser Latinos y celebrar su cultura, and what it's like to go from being a bachata group from the Bronx to an internationally-known act performing at the White House.
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Video | El Desprecio (MTV Tr3s Live) Aventura shared their pensamientos on heartbreak during their performance of su nueva canción, "El Desprecio," on the new live music series, MTV Tr3s Live.
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Video | Su Veneno (Bachata Version) Not diggin' the bolero version as much as Aventura's signature bachata? No hay problema, los KOB made two versions de este video for your viewing (and listening) pleasure!
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Video | Aventura Qiu & Ey Bonus Questions Several lucky fans got their chance to pick Aventura's collective cerebro on an upcoming episode of Qiu & Ey airing Sat. July 11th at 2:30PM EST. Watch a few questions that didn't make the cut.
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Fotos Exclusivas | Aventura Hot on the heels of their "Su Veneno" video premiere, MTV Tr3s caught up with the Santos hermanos for a photo shoot fit for bachata kings.
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Video | Su Veneno (Bolero Version) Romeo and the boys kick it old-school en este video full of pasión and intrigue when the king of bachata falls in love with the wrong kind of chica.
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Video | All Up 2 You (f/Akon & Wisin y Yandel) Watch the exclusive video premiere on MTV Tr3s! Aventura teams up with los revolucionarios, Wisin y Yandel, and R&B cantante Akon in this bilingual summer jam.
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Video | Por Un Segundo Supermodelo Jaslene Gonzalez stars as Romeo's amorcito in este video romántico de bachata kings, Aventura.
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Video | El Perdedor If there's one thing that Aventura proves with this video, it's that the Kings of Bachata sure do know how to write a song! Watch this video, and before you know it, you'll be calling your loved ones in appreciation for their amor!
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Video | Artists Speaking Tr3s: Testing The Power of Aventura MTV Tr3s chose Aventura as the subject of their new onair shorts "Artists Speaking Tr3s." Ladies, cuidado...the jaw-droppin' good looks and romantic R&B croonings of este grupo dominicano are not for the faint of heart. These clips are rated XOXO.
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Aventura on Blogamole Go "bananas" with all the latest chisme about Aventura straight from MTV Tr3s' official blog!
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Video | El Perdedor (Live) Ladykillers and top Bachata boy band Aventura perform hit "El Perdedor" at Mi TRL.
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Photos | Aventura on Mi TRL It was pure Aventura mania when the kings of Bachata appeared on Mi TRL to grant the audience an unforgettable performance.
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Video | MTV News on MTV Tr3s | Aventura and Enrique Iglesias Offer Best of Both Worlds MTV News caught up with bachateros, Aventura, and latin pop sensation, Enrique Iglesias, to talk about their joint tour and what their combined concerts mean for fans of both acts.
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Video | Mi Corazoncito It won't be long before you start singing "mio mio mio" to yourself once you get this video going! And, with former Miss Universe Amelia Vega guest starring, it's no wonder this video became an instant Aventura classic!
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Video | Los Infieles This video is so smokin' and romantic, it's no wonder that the Reyes de la Bachata would have a member of the group named "Romeo." Check out one of the classic jams from K.O.B. Live that put Aventura on the map.
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Lyrics on MTV.com | Aventura Aprende la letra de tus canciones favoritas. Visit Lyrics on MTV.com to learn the lyrics to your favorite Aventura tunes like 'Cuando Volverás," and "Gone."
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Aventura on Rhapsody.com Listen to your favorite Aventura classics like "Obsesión," gratis, on Rhapsody!
Full Biography
A New York-based, Dominican boy band with their roots deep in bachata? If that sounds unlikely, well, Aventura has managed to cope with it. Formed in 1994 in the Bronx by a group of four boys (Anthony Santos, Lenny Santos, Max Santos, and Henry Santos Jeter) who were determined to break Dominican bachata music out from its traditional base and fuse it with the other sounds they heard every day, like hip-hop and R&B. Interestingly, unlike other youths seeking success, they didn't give themselves over to a producer who might mold their sound; instead, they proceeded to learn all the skills they needed themselves, from production to instruments. Their real break came in 1999. Signed to BMG, they released their debut -- with an outside producer. The material, however, was their own, and they resisted the attempt to turn them into a cookie-cutter boy band in the style of the Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC by ensuring the bachata element remained dominant. However, it fell between the cracks of both the burgeoning Latin movement and the pop/R&B chart-toppers. Three years would pass before they released We Broke the Rules, in which time they worked hard to refine what they were doing, and find a true direction. Whatever they did, it appeared to work, as the single "Obsesion" became a hit with Latin youth, finding a strong crossover into hip-hop. However, as the album's title promised, they did break all the bachata rules, bringing the style very much into the new millennium without sacrificing the style's roots. While catching a growing U.S. audience, they also became popular in Europe, thanks to frequent touring and a different sound. In 2003, they returned with Love & Hate, which saw them progressing even further with their sound, adding merengue into the mix and upping the R&B/hip-hop quotient without losing touch with their background, singing in Spanish, English, and Spanglish. God's Project, released in 2005, was widely regarded as the group's best album to date, and it was followed with the stopgap release K.O.B.: Live. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
