Remmy Valenzuela claims the No. 1 spot on Top Latin Albums with "De Alumno A Maestro," selling 3,000 first-week copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

A year ago, Mexican accordionist, singer and songwriter Remmy Valenzuela was little known in the U.S. save for the fact that at 22, he'd foiled death twice. Back in 2013, Valenzuela was wounded ...