Lola Beltrán on the cover of one of her albums

Lola Beltrán (born María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz on March 7, 1932 in Rosario, Sinaloa – died March 24, 1996 in Mexico City) was one of the greatest Mexican ranchera singers, nicknamed Lola la Grande ("Lola the Great"). March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Rosario is also a city in Argentina. ... Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced /mexiko/ in IPA) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Mexico. ... The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ...

Biography

In her native town Beltrán completed her secretarial studies while she participated in many singing competitions. She then moved to Mexico City where she worked at the XEW. She was then discovered and invited to the show of composer Tata Nacho Así es mi tierra where she was praised by the audience. A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... XEW is the callsign of the following broadcast stations in Mexico: XEW-TV, channel 2 XEW AM, 900 kHz XEW-FM, 96. ...

She married Alfredo Leal a matador and film actor who father her daughter María Elena Leal, a singer and José Leal. She entered the world of film herself in 1954 starring in El tesoro de la muerte. After participating in dozens of films, most of them musicals, she obtained a role in the telenovela Mi rival with Saby Kamalich. In 1976 and 1984 she hosted the musical shows Noches tapatías and El estudio de Lola Beltrán respectively. Matador Antonio Barrera in the capote de paseo (dress cape) before a bullfight during the 2003 Aste Nagusia festival in Bilbao, Spain A matador (killer) is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. ... A telenovela is the term used to describe Spanish and Portuguese television serials derived from the terms tele short for television and novela (novel). In spite of their many differences, telenovelas can be compared to soap operas. ... Saby Kamalich (born May 13, 1939 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-born Mexican actress of telenovelas. ...

Beltrán is still considered with Lucha Reyes the most successful ranchera-music singer of all time. She sang before the president of France Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, the soviet minister Andrei Gromiko, the prime minister of the Soviet Union Leonidas Breznev, the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon and the presidents of Mexico Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, and Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Lucha Reyes can be either one of two persons sharing the same names. ... Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ) (22 November 1890 - 9 November 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Portrait of Tito by Paja Jovanović Tito redirects here. ... Soviet redirects here. ... The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Queen Sofia of Spain Queen Sofía (née Sofia Margarita Victoria Federica), born Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, is the queen consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Dwight David Eisenhower, (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969, popularly known as Ike) was an American soldier and politician. ... There have been several John Kennedys: John F. Kennedy, American president John F. Kennedy, Jr. ... LBJ redirects here; for other uses, see LBJ (disambiguation). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... Term of office: 1 December 1952 – 1 December 1958 Preceded by: Miguel Alemán Valdés Succeeded by: Adolfo López Mateos Date of birth: 30 December 1890 Place of birth: Veracruz, Ver. ... Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born April 3, 1948) was President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. ...

She was the first ranchera singer to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. She also performed at the Olympia music hall in Paris, the Tchaikovsky Hall of Moscow and the Conservatory of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union. Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is an opera house in Mexico City. ... The Olympias entrance and billboard Paris Olympia is a music hall at 28, Blvd. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia, whose graduates included Sergey Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Aram Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Alfred Schnittke. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ... Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) is a historical name of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, used between 1924 and 1991. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

Soon after recording Disco del Siglo with Lucha Villa and Amalia Mendoza "La Tariácuri" (produced by Juan Gabriel) she died of a massive pulmonary embolism at the Ángeles hospital of Mexico City. Juan Gabriel on the cover of Siempre en mi mente album Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadés on 7 January 1950, in Cotija, Michoacán) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representative of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music. ...

Telenovelas

• Mi rival (1973)

Television shows

• El estudio de Lola Beltrán (1984)
• Noches tapatías (1976)

Films

• Una gallina muy ponedora (1982)
• Las fuerzas vivas (1975) as Chabela, Eufemio's wife
• Me caíste del cielo (1975) as Lupita
• Padre nuestro que estás en la tierra (1972) as Matilde
• Furias bajo el cielo (1971)
• Duelo en El Dorado (1969)
• Valentín de la Sierra (1968)
• Matar es fácil (1966)
• Tirando a gol (1966)
• Cucurrucucú Paloma (1965)
• Canción del alma (1964) as Lola
• El revólver sangriento (1964)
• México de mi corazón (1964)
• Baila mi amor (1963)
• El hombre de papel (1963)
• La bandida (1963)
• Camino de la horca (1962)
• Besito a papá (1961)
• La joven mancornadora (1961)
• ¿Donde estás, corazón? (1961)
• México lindo y querido (1961)
• Las canciones unidas (1960)
• ¡Qué bonito amor! (1960)
• Sucedió en México (1958)
• Música en la noche (1958)
• Guitarras de medianoche (1958)
• Donde las dan las toman (1957)
• Rogaciano el huapanguero (1957)
• Pensión de artistas (1956)
• Con quién andan nuestras hijas? (1956) as Prieta de Xochimilco
• Una movida chuecaa (1956)
• De carne somos (1955)
• Pueblo quieto (1955)
• Soy un golfo (1955)
• Espaldas mojadas (1955)
• Al diablo las mujeres (1955)
• El barba azul (1955)
• La desconocida (1954)
• El tesoro de la muerte (1954)

External links

• Biography at the New York Times
• ((Spanish)) Biography at Red Escolar
• ((Spanish)) Profile at Puro Mariachi