Chayito Valdez
- Musician
Sinaloan singer born in Orba, Guasave, known as "La Alondra de México" ("The Lark of Mexico"), whose ranchera-music career reached wide audiences in Mexico and the United States.
Personal details
- Born
- May 28, 1945
- Birthplace
- Orba (Infiernito)
- Died
- June 19, 2016
- Place of death
- San Diego, California, Estados Unidos
Biography
María del Rosario Valdez Campos, known professionally as Chayito Valdez, was born on 28 May 1945 in Orba, in the Bamoa district of the municipality of Guasave, Sinaloa. She won an amateur singing contest as a young woman and began her professional recording career in 1972.
Known as "La Alondra de México" ("The Lark of Mexico"), she became one of the distinctive voices of ranchera and norteña music, with songs including "Besos y copas," "San Juan del Río," "Amor que muere" and "Una sola caída" that reached wide audiences in Mexico and the United States.
In 1985 she was involved in a car accident, and later health problems drew her away from performing in the final stage of her life. She died on 19 June 2016 in San Diego, California, at the age of 71.
Related topics
- Music
Sources and data
The information on this page comes from public sources.
- Chayito Valdés — Artistas México — Secretaría de Cultura
- Muere Chayito Valdez; nunca despertó del coma — El Universal
- Recuerdan a Chayito Valdez, la Alondra de México en el día que cumpliría 78 años — Gobierno Municipal de Guasave