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    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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  • 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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    Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican ranchera singer, actor and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente)...
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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 artist,s such as Lucha...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) Mexico City, Mexico Genres Pop cumbia ranchera Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 2016–present...
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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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    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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    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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    Latin America and his studio albums, which included Mexican folk songs (rancheras) and ballads (corridos). In the 1960s, he focused on producing and starring...
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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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    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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    Nacional. Traditional Mexican music includes mariachi, banda, norteño, ranchera, and corridos. Corridos were particularly popular during the Mexican Revolution...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    Pepe Aguilar (category American ranchera singers)
    Jose Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born August 7, 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is an American singer. From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents...
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  • Felipe Valdés Leal (category Ranchera)
    composer, lyricist, and artistic director. Valdés Leal grew up enjoying ranchera music and in 1923, he relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a...
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  • Paloma Negra (category Ranchera songs)
    "Paloma Negra" is a ranchera song written by Tomás Méndez and originally released by Chavela Vargas in 1961 on her self-titled debut album. The song was...
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