Posts Tagged ‘rancheras’
David Bisbal afraid to sing rancheras
6:20 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes|Music · Comments Off
28 Sep 2006
Spanish pop star David Bisbal — an Operación Triunfo graduate and a major hit in Latin America — says he would love to sing rancheras alongside los grandes de la música mexicana, but is afraid it will be taken as an offense by the Mexican people. I guess with the recent controversies that have caused the Mexican public to bite back, “el chico de los rizos de oro” is a little paranoid:
According to the AlmerÃa-born singer who now lives in Miami, he would love to record rancheras, but is convinced that many people would see it disrespectful. No one really understands why.Whatever the reason is, he says it would be a great honor to record this type of music with Mexican artitsts Vicente, Alejandro or Pedro Fernández.
I like how they group Pedro in there as if he were actually part of the family…
I was going to say that the Mexican people had no problem with RocÃo Dúrcal singing rancheras, but then again, Bisbal ain’t no RocÃo Dúrcal.
Via / El Semanal Digital
Mexico loved Dúrcal as if she were its own
3:18 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|mexico|Music|Spain · 8 Comments
29 Mar 2006
Friends in Spain tell me that the news of legendary singer RocÃo Dúrcal’s death shook their country, and it’s no wonder why. RocÃo Dúrcal came of age and into fame at a time when Spain was living “de espaldas al mundo” because of a dictatorship. Dúrcal made her career in Spain, but her fame soon spread to Mexico with her working collaborations with Juan Gabriel.
Mexico’s love affair with RocÃo Dúrcal has been going strong ever since. Among my friends in Mexico, old and young, RocÃo was regarded as “una mexicana de corazón” and was so beloved for the passion that she felt for Mexican music genres such as rancheras, mariachi and bolero.
To speak of RocÃo is to speak of Juan Gabriel. In México, it is hard for people to separate the two. Juan Gabriel, as controversial as he has been through the years, is truly a Mexican icon, and by extension RocÃo became that as well. Like any good “pareja”, they fought a lot, but always seemed to come back together (although it seems that RocÃo was once again annoyed with him before she died…apparently he hadn’t checked up on her the last time she was hospitalized).
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