The great mariachi singer
Amalia Mendoza was also
known as "La Tariacuri."
"Tariacuri" is a word
Mexico's Purepecha India...
Solis was Mexico's reigning
king of ranchera in the late
1950s and '60s. Solis was
born into a poor family and
spent his youth working o...
Jose Alfredo Jimenez was
one of the most loved and
talented romantic singers in
the history of Mexican
music. Miguel Aceves Meji...
The queen of ranchera
music, Lola Beltran had an
incredible voice you just
need to hear to understand.
Beltran started out as a se...
California-based Rivera is a
masterful Norteno singer
who got his high school
degree and promptly went
into the music biz. Rivera...
As mariachi groups go,
Mariachi Los Caporales are
relatively young -- they
formed in 1993. Founder
Roy Quintero was invited...
Mariachi de Pepe Villa was
born in 1953, when Pancho
Pulido handed the reins of
his group over to Pepe Villa.
Mariachi Pulido became M...
This classic mariachi group,
founded by Gaspar Vargas,
celebrated its hundredth
birthday in 1997. Gaspar's
son Silvestre took over le...
Mariachi stalwart Pepe
Aguilar is Antonio Aguilar's
son and an influential artist
in his own right.
The King of the Rancheros
and a beloved figure in
Mexico and beyond,
Fernandez is still touring
well into his 60s. Fernand...
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