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Tito Guízar
- It was written in the 1920s for a musical theatrical work, but now is most commonly associated with the eponymous 1936 Mexican motion picture Allá en el Rancho Grande, in which it was sung by renowned actor and singer Tito Guízar and with mariachis.
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- Javier Solís. Solís is the greatest what-if in Mexican music. He died tragically young at age 35, after barely a decade in the industry and just as he was truly proving himself a worthy heir to the legacy of Pedro Infante.
- José Alfredo Jiménez. Jiménez is the undisputed king of the genre–fitting since he did write “El Rey.” Almost every artist on this list owe their careers to the songs written by Jiménez, whose hit parade makes the collected works of Gershwin, Porter, Leiber-Stoller, the Brill Building AND Woody Guthrie seem as voluminous as the output of Paper Lace.
- Antonio Aguilar. Pound-for-pound, the Zacatecan native was the bestranchera star of them all, if you take every possible factor into consideration. He wrote a couple of songs and served as his own producer, but made his mark singing all the genres of the central Mexican countryside, doing even sub-genres within genres (in the corrido front alone, he recorded albums dedicated to corridos about the Mexican revolution, anti-heroes, and even horses).
- Pedro Infante. The biggest ranchera star of them all, Infante took off where his good friend Jorge Negrete left off and dominated film and song in a way no artist in the United States or Mexico ever has before, during, and since his career.
- The Soaring Melody of “Cielito Lindo” Watch this video on YouTube. Cielito Lindois one of Mexico’s most famous and enduring folk songs, considered by many to be the country’s unofficial national anthem.
- The Longing of “Volver, Volver” Watch this video on YouTube. With emotive vocals and a sweeping strings arrangement, Vicente Fernández’s 1973 ranchera ballad Volver, Volverbeautifully encapsulates the nostalgia and longing that comes with lost love.
- The Majesty of “El Rey” Watch this video on YouTube. Released in 1978, José Alfredo Jiménez’s valiant mariachi anthem El Reyfeatures an undisputed king of Mexican music: Vicente Fernández.
- Javier Solís’ Love Letter to Guadalajara. Released in 1960, the festive mariachi standard Guadalajaraperformed by Javier Solís serves as a vivid love letter to Mexico’s second largest city.
"El Rey" remains a staple of Ranchera and traditional Mexican music. The song has been covered by various artists, including Vicente Fernández - often considered the most well-known version of "El Rey" - his son Alejandro Fernández, Luis Miguel, and Maná.
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.
The ranchera was sung from a man's perspective and with a mariachi accompaniment. Chavela sang this type of song as a solo, using only guitar and voice. She often slowed down the tempo of melodies to draw more dramatic tension out of songs, so they could be taken as naughtily humorous.
Dec 19, 2023 · From rancheras to ballads, from marches to polkas, this style is a broad and special type of music that speaks to the heart of Mexico. We’ve gathered the 33 best mariachi songs here. Next time you find yourself at a Mexican party or restaurant, and mariachi bands are coming your way, you’ll know what to request. 1.
Dec 13, 2021 · Over the next 40 years, Fernández released hundreds of songs that secured his spot as the fifth head alongside Negrete, Infante, Solís and Jiménez on ranchera’s Mt. Rushmore. In some way, he ...
