Amalia Mendoza
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Amalia Mendoza was one of Mexico's most famous ranchera
singers whose career lasted over 40 years. Distinguished for her special "husky" voice, Mendoza was one of the "Tres Señoras", along with Lola Beltrán
and Lucha Villa
.
She was also known by the nickname of La Tariácuri. "Tariácuri", from whom Mendoza received her nickname, was an indigenous leader of the Purépecha people, who inhabited the Michoacán-area. The nickname was used before in her brothers' musical group the "Trio Tariácuri" and in her own duo with her sister, "Las Tariácuritas". Mendoza was also an accomplished actress of film
, television
, and radio
; she participated in several films during the 1950s and 1960s.
s and bolero
s by José Alfredo Jiménez
, Cuco Sánchez, José Ángel Espinosa, Gabriel Ruíz and Tomás Méndez
.
Ranchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
singers whose career lasted over 40 years. Distinguished for her special "husky" voice, Mendoza was one of the "Tres Señoras", along with Lola Beltrán
Lola Beltrán
Lola Beltrán was a Mexican film actress and one of the most acclaimed Mexican ranchera singers, nicknamed Lola la Grande .-Biography:...
and Lucha Villa
Lucha Villa
Lucha Villa is a singer in the ranchera style, and a film actress.Born Luz Elena Ruíz Bejarano, Villa was given her stage name by television producer Luis G Dillon . She has been a constant presence in popular music and film since the 1950s...
.
She was also known by the nickname of La Tariácuri. "Tariácuri", from whom Mendoza received her nickname, was an indigenous leader of the Purépecha people, who inhabited the Michoacán-area. The nickname was used before in her brothers' musical group the "Trio Tariácuri" and in her own duo with her sister, "Las Tariácuritas". Mendoza was also an accomplished actress of film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and radio
Radio
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; she participated in several films during the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
After limited success as part of a duo with her sister Perla she struck out as a solo singer in 1954. Through the majority of her career she was accompanied by El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, and recorded numerous rancheraRanchera
Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...
s and bolero
Bolero
Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
s by José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style whose songs are considered an integral part of Mexico's musical heritage....
, Cuco Sánchez, José Ángel Espinosa, Gabriel Ruíz and Tomás Méndez
Tomás Méndez
Tomás Méndez was a Mexican composer and singer of Mexican music and ranchera music. He was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He obtained his first success in 1954 with the Mexican music song "Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo" and continued in the same year with the huapangos like "Cucurrucucú...
.
Discography
- La Tariácuri (1958)
- La Tariácuri Vol. II (1959)
- La Tariácuri Vol. III (1960) [Re-issued on CD as Amalia Vol. 1]
- La Viuda Abandonada (Vol. IV) (1961) [Re-issued on CD as Mucho Corazón...Y Otros Éxitos Más]
- Boleros con Amalia Mendoza (1962)
- Las Canciones Que Siempre Quise Grabar (1963)
- México en la Voz de Amalia Mendoza (1965)
- Las Tres Señoras (1995) [With Lola Beltrán & Lucha Villa]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mi influyente mujer | ||
| 1958 | Fiesta en el corazón | as Amalia Mendoza 'La Tariácuri' | |
| 1958 | Una cita de amor Una cita de amor Una cita de amor is a 1958 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Silvia Pinal - Soledad* Carlos López Moctezuma - Don Mariano... |
Genoveva | |
| 1959 | Yo... el aventurero Yo... el aventurero Yo... el aventurero is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Antonio Aguilar in the title role, Rosa de Castilla, Ángel Infante, and Amalia Mendoza... |
Amalia | as Amalia Mendoza 'La Tariácuri' |
| 1961 | Los laureles | ||
| 1961 | ¿Donde estás, corazón? | as Amalia Mendoza 'La Tariácuri', (other title Where Are You Heart?) |
Television work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Max Factor, las estrellas y usted | Herself | (music talk show hosted by Carlos Amador and Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Pedro Vargas Mata was a Mexican singer and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas".-Biography:... ) |