Nearly two decades after her passing, the legacy of Spanish singer and actress Rocío Dúrcal, nicknamed the “Queen of Rancheras”, will be brought to the screen in a movie biopic. Produced by Sony Music ...

Before Valentine's Day, love is in the air. But sometimes, love hurts. It's a harsh reality that many Mexicans deal with by listening to rancheras, traditional songs from Mexico's countryside that you ...

IT can take a lot of hard work and often years before a group achieves the commercial success that allows artistic freedom. Often the journey requires top-selling albums, sold-out tours and a rabid ...

The influence can be traced back to the 1800s when opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country. How Italian opera influenced Mexican ranchera It's a full ...

Vicente Fernandez died yesterday at 81. He was Mexico's superstar singer, beloved throughout the Spanish-speaking world, including Mexican immigrant communities in the U.S. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports ...

The 2018 Spirit of Fiesta, 17-year-old Jesalyn Contreras-McCullom, dances for the crowd at Thursday’s Fiesta Ranchera event in Goleta. (Fritz Olenberger / Old Spanish Days photo) Revelers kicked off ...

Translations by J.D. Robb and Peter Hurd. FW-ASCH-7RR-2792 corresponds exactly to a Folkways recording: Peter Hurd sings Ranchera Songs - Spanish Folksongs of New Mexico. (FW02204). Per the abstract ...

Mexico's most famous ranchera singer remains hospitalized after a fall at his Guadalajara ranch, leaving fans on both sides of the border worried about his fate and the music he made so famous. He's ...

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