Bobby Pulido is closing the book on a 30-year music career with one last show in his hometown. The two-time Latin Grammy-winning Tejano singer will perform La Última Desvelada on Saturday, October 17, at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg — a concert he says will be the final one of his career as he turns his attention full-time to a run for Congress.
Pulido announced the farewell show during a press conference in Edinburg, according to Tejano Nation. In a post on his Substack, Pulido framed the decision as one he made a year ago, writing, “A year ago, I made the tough choice to step away from my 30-year music career to run for Congress,” and adding, “On October 17, I'm bringing La Última Desvelada to Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg for the last concert of my career,” per his own newsletter.
Pulido built his name with his breakthrough 1995 album Desvelado, and Tejano Nation notes he previously staged what was billed as a farewell show in Mexico City in 2025 — making this weekend's Edinburg concert a second, and now final, goodbye to the stage. The Tejano Nation report also details that he transitions his full-time focus toward public service and his campaign for Congress.
From Stage to Statehouse Race
Pulido announced his campaign for the U.S. House in 2025 and is running for Texas' 15th Congressional District, per the same Tejano Nation account. As the San Antonio Current reports, he is running as a moderate Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, whom the outlet describes as the MAGA Republican incumbent. The New York Times likewise describes him simply as a Tejano singer running as a Democrat in the district.
The district has leaned hard Republican in recent cycles. It voted for Donald Trump by 18 points in 2024, according to the Cook Political Report. In 2025, Texas Republicans redrew the state's congressional maps to bolster the party's majority in the U.S. House, the Texas Tribune reports, part of a broader redistricting push that reshaped South Texas districts to favor the GOP.
Polls Diverge on How Close the Race Is
Despite that red history, multiple surveys now point to a genuinely competitive contest, though they do not all agree by how much. A House Majority PAC survey showed Pulido leading De La Cruz 54% to 41%, the San Antonio Current reports, though the poll's timing and sample size were not disclosed. A separate Texas Southern University survey found a tighter gap, putting Pulido five points ahead of De La Cruz at 50% to 45%, as reported by the Guardian. The Cook Political Report, meanwhile, rates the race a “Toss Up.”
That Texas Southern University poll surveyed 700 likely voters across Texas-15 and neighboring Texas-34, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. It found just 5% of voters undecided, with 45% viewing Pulido favorably, 34% unfavorably, and 21% saying they didn't know enough about him to form an opinion.
Quinceañeras and a Pitch to Latino Voters
Much of Pulido's campaign strategy has run through South Texas celebrations rather than traditional stump speeches. He has performed for free at more than 70 quinceañeras, weddings and other events in the district, the New York Times reports.
The approach includes using quinceañeras to reach Hispanic voters.
What Comes Next
Saturday's concert arrives just days before the start of early voting, which runs October 19-30 ahead of Election Day on November 3, per the San Antonio Current. With La Última Desvelada, Pulido is closing out the touring side of a career that spans three decades, even as his campaign keeps him on stages across the district — just not, he says, as a singer.
