Lucha Villa
Mexico's most famous ranchera singer, Lucha Villa earned more notice than Lola Beltran thanks to a long, successful film career in addition to her recording work. Born in the Chihuahua state town of Ciudad Camargo in the mid-'30s, young Luz Elena Bejarano entered a number of talent contests and was dubbed Lucha Villa by television producer Luis Dillon (the name is a contraction of Pancho Villa and the Chihuahua village where he spent time). Her biggest early hit was a version of the José Alfredo Jiménez standard "Media Vuelta," and after several minor film roles, she became a star with the 1965 cockfighting feature El Gallo de Oro.
As with her music, Villa specialized in rural and ranchera pictures, a genre especially connected to American audiences familiar with Westerns. During the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, she recorded dozens of albums and appeared in dozens of pictures, including the 1973 screwball comedy Mecánica Nacional, which won the Ariel award (Mexico's version of the Oscar). She also recorded songbook tributes to Jiménez and Juan Gabriel, and was saluted herself by Gabriel for his 1996 Las Tres Señoras (with Lola Beltran and Amalia Mendoza). Villa continued performing even after suffering a heart attack during surgery in 1997.
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Colección De Oro: Lucha Villa Canta Lo Mejor De Juan Gabriel, Vol. 2
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 7 jun. 2005
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20 Grandes exitos
Latijns-Amerika - Released by WM Mexico on 24 mei 2007
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Joyas Musicales: Para Mis Amigos, Vol. 3
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 23 jun. 2009
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Popurrí: Allá en el Rancho Grande / Te He de Querer / Los Barandales del Puente
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Craft Recordings on 26 nov. 2021
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Colección De Oro: Con Mariachi, Vol. 1
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 11 sep. 2009
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15 Éxitos De Juan Gabriel
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 6 jul. 1992
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Colección De Oro: Lucha Villa Canta A José Alfredo Jiménez, Vol. 3
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 13 nov. 2009
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Interpreta a Juan Gabriel
Wereldmuziek - Released by Craft Recordings on 1 jan. 1977
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El Quelite
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 9 dec. 1998
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El Jinete
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 14 nov. 2007
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Amor Perdóname
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 14 nov. 2007
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Lucha Villa y la Inspiración de Juan Gabriel
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 15 sep. 1998
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Lucha Villa
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 11 feb. 1992
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La Única
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 22 mei 2002
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Amorcito Consentido
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 14 nov. 2007
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Joyas Musicales: Con Mariachi, Vol. 1 – Quisiera Amarte Menos
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 7 mei 2009
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Joyas Musicales: Para Mis Amigos, Vol. 1
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 23 jun. 2009
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Qué te Falta Mujer
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 23 jun. 2010
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Piña Madura
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 14 nov. 2007
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Joyas Musicales: Con Mariachi, Vol. 3 – Qué Tal Si Te Compro
Wereldmuziek - Released by Musart-Balboa on 7 mei 2009
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