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A week after winning a race for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas, Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido won Best Tejano Album at the Latin Grammys.
He won for his 2025 album Bobby Pulido and his friends: Una Tuya and Una Mía
Pulido recently announced his retirement from music as he turns to politics
An elected representative from Texas won another race. But this time the prize was a Latin Grammy.
On Thursday, November 12, Bobby Pulido – a Democrat who recently defeated Republican Monica De La Cruz to win a race for the House of Representatives in Texas – won the Latin Grammy for Best Tejano Album at the Las Vegas awards ceremony, which honors the best in Latin and Spanish music.
The win marks the third Latin Grammy for Pulido, 53, who previously won the same award in 2022 and 2025.
In his speech, Pulido said in Spanish that he was retiring from music – but that he was leaving the industry with “a lot of gratitude”, according to Billboard.
Bobby Pulido on October 25, 2026 in Weslaco, Texas.
Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty
“I want to tell you that I am retiring from music and I am leaving with a lot of gratitude,” he said, also thanking his team and family for their support.
“I’m so proud to be from Texas, to be Tejano and to represent this music. Tejano music is in very good hands; we have so much talent – young talent like (fellow nominees) Jay Pérez, Destiny Navaira, everyone who is here,” Pulido continued.
“I love you all, and see you soon, because we have to represent and we have to get to work to use our votes for something else,” he said.
Pulido took home the victory for his record Bobby Pulido and his friends: Una Tuya and Una Mía (Vol. 2/En Vivo), and chose to miss the freshman class photo Thursday morning to be at the awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
Billboard reported that the album was recorded at the Auditorio Cumbres in Monterrey, Nuevo León, during a series of concerts held in December 2024, and was released in 2025.
Pulido released the album after announcing his retirement from music so that he could pursue a political career starting in 2026.
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On November 3, Pulido became one of several Democrats to flip districts in South Texas. He defeated incumbent De La Cruz to win the 15th Congressional District seat.
During the controversial run, Pulido was outspoken about his musical experience, even performing at birthday parties after De La Cruz once criticized him by saying he should “stick to quinceañeras.” The Washington Post reported.
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