Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label founded in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa. Its former name before being acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Bukis, Los Temerarios, Enrique Iglesias, Lucero and Thalía. In late 2002, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group. Fonovisa was owned by the Univision Music Group until May 2008 when it was bought by Universal Music Group. It is now part of Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Fonovisa headquarters are now in the Capitol Record Building, in Hollywood, California. Lawsuits On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed with its copyright infringement lawsuit against Cherry Auction (which is known for operating the Cherry Avenue Auction in Fresno, CA) for allowing vendors to sell unlicensed records. Fonovisa itself, however, became the subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label admitted to paying radio stations millions of dollars in payola to play songs from Fonovisa artists. Santiso was also charged with tax evasion during the process. Artists Alacranes Musical Alicia Villarreal Alejandro Fernández Grupo Aroma Avenida 6 After Party Alfredo Olivas Banda El Recodo Banda Pequeños Musical Bronco Chiquis Conjunto Primavera Cristina Crecer Germán Conjunto Azabache Cuisillos Enrique Iglesias El De La H El Potro de Sinaloa El Tigrillo Palma Grupo Exterminador Grupo Bryndis Graciela Beltrán German Montero Hechizeros Band Ivan Jesús Chaparro Juan Gabriel Juan Rivera Julión Álvarez Jazmín López Joan Sebastian José Huerta Lorenzo Antonio Los Acosta Los Bondadosos Los Temerarios Los Tigres del Norte Los Tucanes de Tijuana Los Canelos de Durango Larry Hernandez Marco Antonio Solis Patrulla 81 Pedro Fernández Roberto Tapia Saul El Jaguar Sparx El Trono de Mexico Vikilo Former artists Ana Bárbara Anahí Cristian Castro Crooked Stilo Elsa García Enrique Iglesias La Mafia Los Bukis Los Palominos Lucero Menudo Noelia Thalía Timbiriche Tropa F Los Acuario De Mexico Jenni Rivera See also List of record labels References External links Official site Record labels established in 1986 2002 mergers and acquisitions 2008 mergers and acquisitions American record labels Universal Music Latin Entertainment Mexican record labels Pop record labels Latin American music record labels Companies based in Los Angeles County, California