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Tejano Star Emilio Navaira Critical After Crash

Posted Mar 23rd 2008 1:01PM by TMZ Staff

Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira was critically injured after his band's bus crashed in Houston.

Navaira and his band Rio had performed at a Houston nightclub on Saturday night. Cops say around 5:00 AM Sunday the band's bus slammed into traffic barrels on Interstate 610 northbound in Bellaire, a posh area west of downtown Houston.

Navaira is currently in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital. His brother Raul was also injured in the wreck, along with several other members of the band.

The 45-year-old Navaira and Rio have released more than a dozen albums. "Acuerdate" won the 2003 Grammy for best Tejano album.

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46. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those effected by this tragic affair. AND although I am not a Tejano fan I am certainly intelligent enough to know that this can happen to anyone regardless or race and/or color. So please try to remember that the next time you feel the need to criticize and ridicule someone at a time like this.

Posted at 11:26PM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Stephanie

47. some of you people are so stupid and anal......he a great tejano singer i live in michigan and i know of him .. i have family in san antonio he's one of the best ... wish him well

Posted at 12:06AM on Mar 25th 2008 by sandy

48. Emilio is a Tejano singer artist! very popular around the South area. I had the oppurtunity to meet & see him performed in Phoenix & Las Vegas! he really gets down with he's music! I wish him speedy recovery.

Posted at 9:54AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Tejano Fan in AZ

49. I loved Emilos country albums, and I didn't ever really listen to the tejano stuff since I don't speak the language, but did enjoy the country stuff. He does have a great voice, and I hope and pray for all his band and him to recover, and go back to their lives.
God Speed!

Posted at 12:14AM on Mar 24th 2008 by TX Cowgurl

50. pobre emilio,hope he makes it.

Posted at 10:35AM on Mar 24th 2008 by rob

51. YOUR FANS IN RIOS,TX A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY IS PRAYING FOR U EMILIO AND BAND .. WE WILL ASK THE MAN ABOVE FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS FOR U GUYS TO GET WELL VERY VERY SOON .. TAKE CARE AND B STRONG .. HANG IN THERE .. LOVE U GUYSSSSSSS .. SYLVIA G. IN RIOS,TX..78349

Posted at 12:54AM on Mar 24th 2008 by dancing_beauty2314rios,tx

52. Thank you to all who are being kind and sympathetic, and the rest of you, learn some decency and manners. This is a very sad and heart breaking time for everybody who loves Emilio and his band members.

Posted at 10:32AM on Mar 24th 2008 by pura tejana

53. Emilio and his group are great performers...i LUV their music...i wish them all well and i will keep them all in my prayers!
luv and respect!

Posted at 2:13AM on Mar 24th 2008 by selenia

54. Quit with some of the negative remarks because the bottom line is he is not just a great Tejano singer, but a country one too!! Hey he is a grammy winner and most of us never get that in a life time.... I will be praying for him... That could be any one of us so I would watch how I say things if I was u... Get better Emilio!!!!!

Posted at 3:42AM on Mar 24th 2008 by TG

55. #12... if we aint hispanic, we really dont care who he is....silly mexicans think you can all sing....enough swapmeet music already!

Posted at 4:37AM on Mar 24th 2008 by hater

56. PRAYING 4 YOU EMILIO LUV YOU AND UR GONNA PULL THRU...UR FAN

BETH

Posted at 3:36AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Beth Guarneri

57. He and the whole band (Rio ) are in my prayers! Big fan of his and for a while he also sang country....

Posted at 5:54PM on Mar 24th 2008 by BES

58. Hey hater why don't you go back home to another planet because you're seriously out numbered here. Your comments show that you don't deserve to be a member of the human race. I'd tell you to go back to where you're ancestors came from but it's very obvious by you're ignorant and heartless statements that they probably would deny you, wouldn't accept you and would be thoroughly ashamed of you. It's best that you go back to a planet full of aliens since that has to be a part of your DNA. You're losing this battle. DNA=Don't Know Anything.

Posted at 9:18AM on Mar 24th 2008 by HUMAN RACE

59. Emilio is a Tejano King. The tejano community would not be the same without him. Next to SELENA he had alot to do with brining us excellent tejano music. I have had the privelage of being able to see him at the HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO and it was amazing. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family, IT would be a GREAT loss if he didnt pull threw. Houstonians are sending their best wishes in hope for a speedy recovery. We CAN NOT loose our TEJANO KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best wishes Emilio y Grupo Rio you are and always will be one of the BEST!

Posted at 6:13PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Houstonian-Tejano Proud

60. Say hi to Selena for us, love ya!

Posted at 5:58PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Fernando

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