Amalia Mendoza facts for kids

Amalia Mendoza García (born July 10, 1923 – died June 11, 2001) was a famous Mexican singer and actress. People often called her La Tariácuri. She was known for her amazing voice. Some of her biggest hit songs were "Échame a mi la culpa" and "Amarga navidad." Amalia had a lifelong best friend, Martha de Miranda Jiménez, who she called "Martuquia." Martha often traveled with Amalia when she was on tour.

Amalia Mendoza's Music Journey

Amalia Mendoza got her nickname, La Tariácuri, from an important Indigenous leader. This leader belonged to the Purépecha people from Michoacán, Mexico. Amalia's brothers used this nickname first for their music group, Trío Tariácuri. Later, Amalia and her sister, Perla, used it for their duo, Las Tariacuritas.

Amalia became famous as a solo singer in 1954. This happened when she started singing for the XEW radio station. She recorded an amazing 36 music albums during her career. In 1962, she won a special award called the Macuilxóchitl Award. This award was for being the best female bolero singer of ranchera music.

For most of her career, Amalia sang with the famous Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán band. She recorded many ranchera and bolero songs. These songs were written by well-known composers like José Alfredo Jiménez, Cuco Sánchez, José Ángel Espinoza, Gabriel Ruiz, and Tomás Méndez.

Her Albums

Amalia Mendoza released many albums throughout her career. Here are some of her popular ones:

• La Tariácuri (1958)
• La Tariácuri Vol. II (1959)
• La Tariácuri Vol. III (1960) (This album was later re-released on CD as Amalia Vol. 1)
• La viuda abandonada (Vol. IV) (1961) (This album was also re-released on CD as Mucho corazón... y otros éxitos más)
• Boleros con Amalia Mendoza (1962)
• Las canciones que siempre quise grabar (1963)
• México en la voz de Amalia Mendoza (1965)
• Las tres señoras (1995) (She sang on this album with Lola Beltrán and Lucha Villa)

Amalia Mendoza in Movies

Amalia Mendoza also appeared in several movies. Here is a list of her film roles:

See also

In Spanish: Amalia Mendoza para niños