Lola Beltrán
Known as: Lola la Grande
- Musician
- Artist
Sinaloan singer and actress, one of the most important voices in Mexican ranchera music. Born in El Rosario in 1932, she was the first ranchera singer to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Personal details
- Born
- March 7, 1932
- Birthplace
- El Rosario
- Died
- March 24, 1996
- Place of death
- Ciudad de México
Biography
María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz was born on 7 March 1932 in El Rosario, Sinaloa. As a young woman she moved to Mexico City with her mother to pursue a career in the arts, and began working as a secretary at radio station XEW, where she soon earned her own program.
Known as "Lola la Grande," she became one of the leading voices of ranchera and huapango music, with hits including Huapango torero, Paloma negra and Cucurrucucú paloma. She also appeared in numerous films and toured internationally across Europe, the United States and Latin America.
She was the first ranchera singer to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, and received the Virginia Fábregas Medal for twenty-five years in the arts. The Museo Lola Beltrán, in El Rosario, was founded in her honor.
She died on 24 March 1996 in Mexico City, aged 64, of a pulmonary thromboembolism.
Related topics
- Music
Sources and data
The information on this page comes from public sources.
- Lola Beltrán — Artistas México — Secretaría de Cultura
- Museo Lola Beltrán — Museos México — Secretaría de Cultura
- Lola Beltrán — Fonoteca Nacional — Secretaría de Cultura