Motel is a Mexican

Music of Mexico

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 Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo (Billy) Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente.

History

Motel formed when its original members — Rodrigo and Billy — reunited to perform music casually, without long-term career intentions. Both recorded songs in music studios and rehearsals independently for several months before coming together as a group. They then played as a duo in bars in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, eventually inviting José Damián (drums) and Rubén Puente (bass) to form part of the band.

In March 2006, they released their debut album, Motel, and single, "Dime Ven", both produced by Aureo Baqueiro and co-produced by Jay de la Cueva

Jay de la Cueva

Jay de la Cueva is a Mexican producer, singer, bass player, drummer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. His first musical experience was with the rock band M.I.C.R.O.C.H.I.P.S. in which he was a bass player. During his participation in this rock band Victimas del Dr. Cerebro. In 1995 he joined the...

 under the Warner Music label. "Dime Ven" peaked at second place in the Mexican Hot 100 in July 2006, coming just short of Julieta Venegas

Julieta Venegas

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's "Me Voy". Motel followed with a second single, "Olvidame". The same year, Motel wrote Skimo es el Lugar for the television sitcom Skimo

Skimo

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, broadcast by Nickelodeon

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 Latinamerica.

By March 2007, Motel announced through their website the upcoming release of their second album, 17

17 (Motel Album)

17 is the second studio album by Mexican Latin rock band Motel.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Aureo Baqueiro – Keyboard, Arranger, Producer, Vocal Director*Gustavo Borner – Mixing*Eric Corne – Production Assistant, Mixing Assistant...

, which was released on November 20, 2007. 17's first single, "Y Te Vas", was released in anticipation in October and listed as a weekly free download on iTunes. "17" was released on January 29 in the United States, after the band had promoted in the U.S. Later, the band released three more singles: "Uno, Dos, Tres", "Dos Palabras" featuring Lu's lead singer, Paty Cantú, and "Ahi vienes". The band also promised to hold a concert soon for those under 18, since their last two concerts were exclusively for adults.

Albums

Album
Motel Released: March 28, 2006 Re-Released: July 3, 2006 Singles Dime Ven Come Tell Me — 2006 Olvidame  Forget Me— 2006 Lejos Estamos Mejor We Are Better Apart — 2007
17 17 (Motel Album) 17 is the second studio album by Mexican Latin rock band Motel.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Aureo Baqueiro – Keyboard, Arranger, Producer, Vocal Director*Gustavo Borner – Mixing*Eric Corne – Production Assistant, Mixing Assistant... Released: November 20, 2007 Singles Y Te Vas And You Leave- 2007 Uno, Dos, Tres One, Two, Three One, Two, Three One, Two, Three is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and written by him and I.A.L. Diamond. It is based on the 1929 Hungarian one-act play Egy, kettö, három by Ferenc Molnár, with a "plot borrowed partly from" Ninotchka, a 1939 film co-written by Wilder... - 2008
17bis 17bis Motel is a Mexican Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente. 17bis is the band's 1st album.-Track Listing :... Released: August 19, 2008 Singles Dos Palabras Ft Paty Cantú Paty Cantú Patricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco , known professionally as Paty Cantú is a Mexican singer-songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful Mexican pop duo Lu.-Early life:...  Two Words- 2008 Ahí Vienes Here You Come- 2009
Multicolor Released: October 20, 2010 Singles Somos Aire 2010

Singles

Year	Single	Chart peak positions					Album
		MEX	USA	SPA	ARG	US LATIN
2006	"Dime Ven"	2	119	2	21	33	Motel
2007	"Olvidame"	6	110	29	54	43
	"Lejos Estamos Mejor"	3	102	31	65	22
	"Y Te Vas"	5	95	3	87	4	17 17 (Motel Album) 17 is the second studio album by Mexican Latin rock band Motel.-Track listing:- Personnel :*Aureo Baqueiro – Keyboard, Arranger, Producer, Vocal Director*Gustavo Borner – Mixing*Eric Corne – Production Assistant, Mixing Assistant...
2008	"Uno, Dos, Tres"	10	120	21	87	84
	"Dos Palabras" Ft Paty Cantú Paty Cantú Patricia Giovanna Cantú Velasco , known professionally as Paty Cantú is a Mexican singer-songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful Mexican pop duo Lu.-Early life:...	3	—	—	—	—	17bis 17bis Motel is a Mexican Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente. 17bis is the band's 1st album.-Track Listing :...
	"Ahí Vienes"	38	—	—	—	—	17bis 17bis Motel is a Mexican Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente. 17bis is the band's 1st album.-Track Listing :...
2009	"Aurora"						Oveja Negra (soundtrack)
2010	"Somos Aire"	6					Multicolor

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.