the most belovedmexican songsthroughout history in the United States are a true reflection of that country's popular music heritage.
The importance of Mexico in America The culture of the 20th century and the influence that many creators had on its cultural and artistic expansion is very evident in the field of music.
mexican love songs, as well as children's or rock songs, have shaped countless generations, not only among peoples of Mexican origin, but also among the Americans who have come down to usMexican musica source of talent and entertainment.
These are some ofmexican songscreated by native Mexican artists or from their popular repertoire, which have been broadcast on American networks for decades, sparking a growing interest in the powerful culture of the southern border.
„Hey, how are you?" Santa Claus
Written in 1963 as a pulsating Latin jazz song by New York mambo legend Tito Puente, Santana took this song in 1970 and turned it into a phenomenon of the emerging Latin rock genre. One of the firstmexican songson price to rock.
The Mexican guitarist traded the original horns for blunt guitars and included them on his Abraxas album, considered one of the best Latin rock albums of all time. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
With "Oye Como Va" Santana opened the doors to the huge success ofLatin American musicin the United States, driven by a multitude of Puerto Rican and Cuban musicians who helped create a unique flavor and a label of its own, characterized by virtuosity and exceptional quality.
Tito Puente understood that Santana's version was better and that it resonated better with the general public, so he had no problem giving the Mexican musician full credit.
"La Bamba". Ritchie Valens
"La Bamba" is traditionalMexican musicCaps for weddings in Veracruz. Although the song's first official recording dates back to 1939, it was Ritchie Valens' 1958 adaptation that immortalized "La Bamba" in rock history. Valen's version, originally recorded as the B-side of his first hit "Donna", became a US Top 40 hit.
Valens successfully merged the worlds of Latin music and American rock in his version, building a California surf vibe while keeping the Spanish lyrics intact. But it was Los Angeles rockers "Los Lobos" who turned this beloved Mexican classic into a worldwide sensation with the version they recorded for the 1987 Valens biopic.
That year, "La Bamba" became the No. 1 song in both the US and the UK.
"Küss me a lot" consuelo velázquez
"Kiss Me A Lot" became a jazz standard and one of the most popular and covered love songs in history. These two words come from the Beatles, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole, but were composed in 1940 by the Mexican Consuelo Velázquez. A soulful and intense bolero that has undeniable Latin roots, but has become a legacy of all musical styles and cultures over the years. It reached the category of classics.
Latin artists who have performed this memorable song include megastars such as Julio Iglesias, Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Caetano Veloso and Dámaso Pérez Prado.
"Dear". john gabriel
"Querida", arguably the most popular song by one of the most important Mexican artists of all time, was at the height of the artist's musical career.
Juan Gabriel masterfully fused Sinatra-style orchestral pop with a Beatles-style beat in a dramatic scream of despair. The repeated scream or wail "Tell me when you'll be back" added a layer of ecstasy to the overall melodramatic atmosphere of the song that makes it unique.
SeRolling Stone The magazine explained that 'Querida' was 'Mexico's answer to Prince, Elvis and even Elton John, and 'Querida' showed the world that Juan Gabriel was in a league of his own.
"The golden cage". the northern tigers
Los Tigres del Norte is the most famous band in the North, specializing in the chronicles of brave heroes and ruthless anti-heroes. At the heart of The Golden Cage, however, are feelings of fear.
They fear that the vocalist's children have abandoned their father's Mexican heritage out of shame. Fear of having become a slave to money. They are even afraid to leave their homes for fear of being deported at any moment. It is a cry of uprooting and uprooting; It is aborder music.
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"The Unconditional". Luis Miguel
luis miguelHe was, as everyone could see about his life through the popular Netflix series, a child prodigy who found early success and had to deal with a traumatic childhood. In the late 1980s he became a pop singer, the best singer of love songs in all of Latin America and the United States. A new version of Julio Iglesias.
Luis Miguel revived the Latin American ballad with the song "La Incondicional", recovering the spirit of singers of the seventies like José José and Camilo Sesto. As,mexican songshad taken on new air.
"Dr. Psychiatrist." Gloria Trevi
A pop shock bombGloria Treviit was after his controversial television debut with "Dr. Psiquiatra" on the Mexican variety show "Siempre en Domingo". The song that launched Trevi as a bold and controversial superstar, along with her single Pelo Suelto, heralded the arrival of another Mexican pop star.
She was a kind of wild, energetic, but extremely charming Latin Madonna. It came at a time when singers like Lucerito or Daniela Romo were expected to be cuter.
"Like the flower". Selena
Before Selena Quintanilla-Pérez revolutionized the bodice and became the patron saint of Texans, she and her Jehovah's Witness family visited local restaurants and fairs with the band Los Dinos.
The band's first taste of international success came with "Como La Flor", a Tejano song mixed with cumbia that was included on their third studio album, Entre a mi Mundo, which reached #1 on the charts and #97 on Billboard 200 from the USA. graphics.
The band's massive success not only won over Mexican audiences, but also established Selena as a worthy competitor in the male-dominated Texas market. In the album booklet, Selena's older brother, bassist A.B. Quintanilla said he wrote "Como la Flor" in a motel in Bryan, Texas, after seeing young children "trying to support their families" by selling plastic roses in a nightclub.
Her best performance of the song was Selena's last: an appearance at Houston's historic Astrodome concert in 1995, shortly before her fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar, murdered her. HE
"Hey my love". manna
The third studio album bymexican band, „¿where the children go to play? (Dónde jugarán los niños), released in 1992, fully captured the sound and vibrant energy of the Spanish rock explosion of the time and helped catapult the movement onto the world stage.
The most popular song on the album, "Oye mi Amor", consolidated the group's signature sound: guitar riffs borrowed from 1980s new wave and reggae bands, danceable melodies and recognizable rhythms.
The brilliant use of the traditional panpipe on the vocals fused the folk roots of theMannawithin a modern rock framework, a movement that would resonate with millions of young Latin American fans around the world and ensure the band's enduring legacy for generations to come.