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Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan.. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia (touring the country twice in his earlier career), and New Zealand.
This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2017.
Mariachi music in 1970s, while still popular in the Regional Mexican music field, was named "the last great decade for mariachi music" according to the Los Angeles Times critic Augustin Gurza. [4] The Mexican farmworkers movement since the 1960s led to the popularity corridos which dealt with their impoverished lives. [ 5 ]
In 2019, a short film titled "Chalino", directed by Michael T. Flores, premiered at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF). [28] An eight-part podcast about Sánchez' life and the circumstances of his murder, Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez, was released in February 2022.
Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American musicians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 306 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera [2] [3] (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of banda, mariachi and norteño.
Lynda Thomas, retired Mexican alternative rock musician of the 1990s and 2000s; Transmetal, Mexican death metal band; Ritchie Valens, a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement; Andrew Velasquez, lead vocals for post-hardcore band, Crown the Empire; Julieta Venegas, singer-songwriter [5] The Zeros