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José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse alˈfɾeðo xiˈmenes]; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as the basis of modern Regional Mexican music and Rancheras. [1] During his lifetime, he wrote over a thousand songs, which have been covered by various artists.
Singer, songwriter, actress. Years active. 1970–2023. Francisca Viveros Barradas (born April 2, 1947), most-known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio ("Paquita from the neighborhood"), is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy -nominated performer of rancheras, boleros and other traditional and contemporary Mexican ...
Ranchera (pronounced [ranˈtʃeɾa]) or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in the vast majority of regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, the ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness ...
Las Jilguerillas was a Mexican ranchera duo that was formed in the mid-1950s by sisters Imelda and María Amparo Higuera. [1] The municipal president of Numarán considers them icons of ranchera music, [2] and they have had several successful tours in both Mexico and the United States. [3] They have also have appeared in several Mexican films.
Flor Silvestre. Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla (16 August 1930 – 25 November 2020) [1] known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress. [2] She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music, [3] and was a star of classic Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
The title Canciones de Mi Padre refers to a booklet that the University of Arizona published in 1946 for Ronstadt's deceased aunt, Luisa Espinel, who had been an international singer in the 1920s. [4] The songs come from Sonora and Ronstadt included her favorites on the album. Also, Ronstadt has credited the late Mexican singer Lola Beltrán as ...
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2:10. Songwriter (s) José Alfredo Jiménez. " El Rey " ("The King") is a 1971 song by Mexican singer José Alfredo Jiménez. It is one of his best known songs and a Latin Grammy Hall of Fame recipient. [1][2][3][4] The song is about "a macho guy convinced his rough-and-tumble life doesn't preclude him from remaining the king among his peers".