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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Interpreta A Juan Gabriel
World - Released by Ariola on Aug. 14, 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Interpreta a Juan Gabriel
World - Released by Craft Recordings on Jan. 1, 1977
24-Bit 176.4 kHz - Stereo -
Sentimiento Ranchero (Remastered 2024)
World - Released by Craft Recordings on Jan. 1, 1963
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mi Mexico Querido
World - Released by Craft Recordings on Aug. 21, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Lucha Villa Y Aida
Latin America - Released by RCA Records Label on Apr. 1, 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sentimiento Ranchero (Remastered 2024)
World - Released by Craft Recordings on Jan. 1, 1963
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Frente A Frente
Paquita La Del Barrio, Lucha Villa
World - Released by Musart-Balboa on May 11, 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nuestra Tradición
World - Released by Sony Music Latin on May 22, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Lo Mejor De Lucha Villa
World - Released by Musart-Balboa on Dec. 19, 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Amantes De Medio Tiempo
World - Released by Musart-Balboa on Nov. 14, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Lucha Villa (En Vivo)
Latin America - Released by WM Mexico on Dec. 8, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Que viva Chihuahua!
Latin America - Released by WM Mexico on Nov. 25, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Parece Que Fue Ayer
World - Released by Musart-Balboa on Jun. 23, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mexicanisimo-Bicentenario/ Lucha Villa
World - Released by RCA Records Label on Jul. 26, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Frente a Frente
Latin America - Released by RCA Records Label on Aug. 19, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo