• Ranchera (pronounced [ranˈtʃeɾa]) or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution...
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    Fernández Gómez (February 17, 1940 – December 12, 2021) was a Mexican ranchera singer, actor and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente)...
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  • Nobleza ranchera ("Rural Chivalry") is a 1975 Mexican film. It stars Sara García, Verónica Castro and Juan Gabriel. "Nobleza ranchera". Secretariat of...
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  • Alma Ranchera (Ranchera Soul) is the title of the last studio album released by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal on 14 September 2004 by BMG and RCA. Produced...
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    Festival in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. She returned to the ranchera genre with the album Lucero de México, once again produced by Rubén Fuentes...
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    Ángela Aguilar (category Ranchera singers)
    Mexicana, produced by her father, Pepe. The album featured eleven well known ranchera songs previously performed by other prominent music artists such as, Lucha...
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  • genres developed later in the 20th century. An example being the ranchera. Ranchera is a traditional style of regional Mexican formed during the Mexican...
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    Lola Beltrán (category Ranchera singers)
    actress and singer. She is and was one of Mexico's most acclaimed singers of Ranchera and Huapango music. She collaborated with other Mexican music stars such...
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    Javier Solís (category Ranchera singers)
    Mexican singer and actor. He specialized in the musical genres of bolero and ranchera. Gabriel Siria Levario was the first of three children of Francisco Siria...
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    grilled meat is asado and it has a different style and preparation. Carne ranchera can be purchased from meat markets either prepared (preparada, i.e., already...
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  • KHJ (AM) (redirect from La Ranchera)
    station's ratings suffered, prompting a return to regional Mexican as "La Ranchera". Program director Alfredo Rodriguez and chief engineer Jerry Lewine wished...
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    performed different genres of music (primarily Latin pop, Latin ballad and Ranchera) and has received several accolades. As a result, she has been called La...
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    performer of Latin American music including pasillos, corridos, valses, and rancheras. Acosta is a highly successful artist throughout Latin America having...
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    incorporated elements of traditional Mexican music (such as mariachi and ranchera). The style was mostly popular during the 1950s and 1960s when a string...
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    Ranchera is a barrio in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 446. Ranchera was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was...
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  • Las Jilguerillas (category Ranchera singers)
    Las Jilguerillas was a Mexican ranchera duo that was formed in the mid-1950s by sisters Imelda and María Amparo Higuera. The municipal president of Numarán...
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    Spanish: [maˈɾjatʃi]) is an ensemble of musicians that typically play ranchera, the regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving...
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    loyal to the ranchera genre by making the guitar the primary instrument in the song. Although Vargas did remain true to the typical ranchera sound, she...
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    Rocío Dúrcal (category Ranchera singers)
    and Latin America, she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras"). In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Hall of Fame...
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  • Austin, Texas. Their sound is heavily influenced by Mexican rock, mariachi, ranchera, and Texan rock 'n roll music. Chingon was formed by film director Robert...
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  • Chelo (Mexican singer) (category Ranchera singers)
    she launched her solo career in the ranchera genre and began acting in movies. Otherwise known as "La Voz Ranchera de México.” Her musical inspiration...
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  • Chavela Vargas (category Ranchera singers)
    widespread recognition for her distinctive interpretations of Mexican rancheras. However, her impact extends beyond this genre, encompassing various styles...
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  • (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29) Mexico City, Mexico Genres Pop cumbia ranchera Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 2016–present...
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    depending on the region, alto saxophone. The norteño repertoire covers canción ranchera, corrido, ballad, bolero, chotís, cumbia, huapango norteño, mazurka, polka...
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    Nacional. Traditional Mexican music includes mariachi, banda, norteño, ranchera, and corridos. Corridos were particularly popular during the Mexican Revolution...
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    present-day route of Wilshire Boulevard. The area was settled by Californio ranchera María Rita Quinteros de Valdez and her husband in 1828. They called their...
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    Yolanda del Río (category Ranchera singers)
    on May 27, 1955, in Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo) is a Mexican film actress and ranchera singer. Some of her best-known films are Caminos de Michoacán (1979) and...
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  • their region of origin. One specific song style, the Canción Ranchera, or simply Ranchera, literally meaning "ranch song", found its origins in the Mexican...
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  • Los Angeles rock band Los Lobos, performing Chicano rock and traditional ranchera music. Their performance of "Mariachi Suite" won the Grammy Award for Best...
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    Selena (category American ranchera singers)
    Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes]; née Quintanilla; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known professionally...
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