Cielito Lindo

Lyrics

De la Sierra Morena,
Cielito lindo, vienen bajando
Un par de ojitos negros,
Cielito lindo, de contrabando.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
Cielito lindo, los corazones.
Pajaro que abandona,
Cielito lindo, su primer nido,
Si lo encuentra ocupado,
Cielito lindo, bien merecido.
Ese lunar que tienes,
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,
No se lo des a nadie,
Cielito lindo que a mi me toca.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
Cielito lindo, los corazones.

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Ana Gabriel
With a beautiful voice and the most tortured vocals in Latin music, Ana Gabriel has scored near the top of charts quite consistently since her debut in the mid-'80s. Often composing and producing her own work, Gabriel stayed on Sony/CBS throughout her career.
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Pedro Infante
José Pedro Infante Cruz (November 18, 1917 - April 15, 1957), better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís. He was born on November 18, 1917 at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was raised as a child in Guamúchil. He died on April 15, 1957 at Mérida, Yucatán, during a flight that he piloted himself to Mexico City.

Starting in 1939 he appeared in more than 60 films, and since 1943 he recorded about 350 songs. Thanks to his performance in the movie "Tizoc", he was awarded the Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Actor and the Golden Globe at Hollywood, for the Best Actor in a Leading Role, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at Hollywood.

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Vicente Fernandez
Vicente Fernández (born Vicente Fernández Gómez on February 17, 1940) is a Mexican ranchera singer. He is the father of Alejandro Fernández, also a popular Mexican artist. Fernández's life could be described as a rags-to-riches story—having come from humble beginnings, he eventually established himself as a famous musician.

In his native Mexico, Vicente Fernández is hailed as the "king of the rancheras." He was born and raised in Huentitán el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico on February 17, 1940 to a poor family and had to work in his childhood to maintain himself. Fernandez worked as a shoeshine boy, a waiter and dishwasher. Later, he served as cashier and manager of his uncle's restaurant. During his youth he sung at a festival in Arandas, Jalisco. He was booed off the stage by the audience and vowed never to sing to the city again."

Vicente got his start when he won a Guadalajara singing contest. At age 21 he was in the show "La Calandria Musical" where he received his first payment for singing. He earned 35 pesos. He and his ranchera music have become most popular in Latin America and in Spain.

At 21, Fernandez decided to make his living by singing. Initially, he sang for tips at the Amanecer Tapatio, serenaded drivers who sat waiting to move in traffic, and continued with "La Calandria Musical." From there he went on to sing with some of Mexico's best-known mariachi groups, such as Amanecer de Pepe Mendoza and the Mariachi of Jose Luis Aguilar. It was through these groups that he met Felipe Arriaga.

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Group(s)

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
El Mariachi Vargas se fundó en 1898, en el pueblo de Tecalitlán, al sur del estado de Jalisco. Los pilares del grupo fueron el líder Gaspar Vargas y Manuel Mendoza, acompañados por dos violines. En diciembre de 1934, viajaron a la capital de México para presentarse en la ceremonia de toma de posesión de el presidente Lázaro Cárdenas, quien posteriormente recomendó que fueran contratados por la Jefatura de Policía de la Ciudad de México, como Mariachi oficial.

En 1937, el Mariachi Vargas apareció en "Así es mi Tierra", la primera de sus casi doscientas películas. Ese mismo año grabaron sus primeros discos fonográficos. A éste siguieron álbumes monumentales de pasodobles, valses, bailables, polkas, danzones y semiclásicas -cada uno redefiniendo el estado del arte de la música de mariachi. La muerte en 1973 del más grande canta-autor de la música ranchera, José Alfredo Jiménez, marcóel fin de una era; sin embargo la música de mariachi siguió evolucionando, con el Mariachi Vargas al frente. A mediados de los setenta, el Vargas acompañó al cantante y compositor Juan Gabriel en sus primeras grabaciones, introduciendo una nueva y significativa forma de expresión en la música de mariachi. en 1976, Pepe Martínez asumió la dirección musical del Mariachi Vargas, un puesto que conserva hasta hoy día. Con el Vargas, Martínez transformo muchos de los primeros arreglos que había grabado con otros mariachis en verdaderas obras maestras como Popurrí de los Gallos y El Cascabel. Inspirándose en su propia versión de El Cascabel, Martínez extendió aún más las fronteras de la música del mariachi con Violín Huapango, un muestrario de ritmos y efectos novedosos que destaca a cada músico del grupo como solista.

La primera Conferencia Internacional del Mariachi que se llevó a cabo en San Antonio, Texas -con la actuación estelar de Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán- dio luz a un movimiento que nadie se imaginaba tendría tanto éxito. Desde entonces los festivales y conferencias de mariachi van en aumento en E.U., con el Vargas siempre como su más prestigiosa estrella. Ahora que el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán inicia la celebración de su centenario, aún no hay grupo que pueda retar su fama. Al acercarnos al siglo XXI, esperamos otros cien años más de El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo.

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