Article: With Joe Lopez in prison, Mazz reunion album comes out today.

Byline: Laura B. Martinez

Feb. 27--With a rape conviction hanging heavy over a long-awaited Mazz reunion album, executives at Freddie Records worried the project would suffer for Joe Lopez's sins.

It appears they were wrong.

With 20,000 advance copy sales and local Tejano music stations plugging the album that's in stores today, the old Mazz magic is still working -- even if one half of the musical duo is doing time.

"Joe Lopez, Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz: The Last Dance Mazz Live Reunion" was recorded before Lopez was on trial for a sexual assault charge involving a teenage relative. His conviction earned him a 20-year sentence that ...

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