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Erasmo Catarino González Bernal (born November 25, 1977) is a Mexican singer and politician; the first-place winner on the popular Mexican television showLa Academia 4 (2005). He was selected as the winner by the public.[1]
Erasmo Catarino González Bernal was born inXalpatláhuac,Guerrero, in 1977. He is an indigenousNahuatl and speaks theNahuatl language fluently. He is married to Karla Sandoval. Before enteringLa Academia, González was a schoolteacher, teaching second grade in a primary school for Nahuatl children in Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero. He studied elementary education inPuebla, Puebla, and received his teaching degree there.
Since he appeared onLa Academia he has performed in several genres, but prefers "rancheras" especially. On July 3, 2005 he became the winner of the fourth Generation.
He competed on the Mexican television programDesafío de Estrellas (2006), in which 32 of the best young Mexican singers vied for the top spot and three million pesos. Erasmo won second place; first place went to Toñita, a singer from Veracruz, fromLa Academia 1. His first album, "Erasmo: El Conde de Xalpatlahuac" was released in December 2005 selling more than 100,000 copies. His second album, "A Toda Banda", went on sale in mid-2006, achieving gold status weeks after the release. On June 26, 2007 Erasmo released his third album which consists of six covers and six new songs.
He is one of the few alumni from La Academia to win a muse fromPremios Oye! alongside Nadia, Yahir, Yuridia and Víctor.
González Bernal contended in the2024 Mexican general election as the alternate ofLuis Armando Melgar Bravo,[2] who was elected to theSenate for the state ofChiapas on theEcologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) ticket.[3]
On 26 June 2025, after Melgar Bravo requested a four-day leave of absence from his congressional duties, González Bernal was sworn in as a senator.[4]
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| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Erasmo: El Conde’’ | A Toda Banda |
| 2007 | Por un Amor | |
| 2012 | Solo Por Ella |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Apple Three | Erasmo: El Conde de Xalpatlahuac |
| 2005 | Mi baquita marina | Erasmo: El Conde de Xalpatlahuac |
| 2006 | Qué rica está la manzana | A Toda Banda |
| 2007 | Llorarás | Por un amor |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
