Lola Beltrán was the first folk music singer to set foot on the stage of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico, a place that until 1976 only admitted classical music concerts.
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Born in 1932 in El Rosario, Sinaloa (Mexico) Lucila Beltrán Ruiz, known as Lola Beltrán, became the most recognized exponent of Mexican vernacular music, and her international fame spread with songs like ‘Cucurrurucú paloma’, and ‘Paloma Black’.
The Google ‘doodle’ contains an animated illustration in which the artist appears on a purple background, singing, with long pearl earrings and the image that distinguished her public presentations. “Today’s Google Doodle brings you a serenade with ranchera and huapango music (…) about the iconic Mexican singer and actress Lola Beltrán, who helped popularize the genres,” the search engine company wrote in its different communications.
Beltrán, who helped popularize other musical genres such as boleros and mariachis, began his career singing songs by other artists until he began composing his own, which is a repertoire that includes “México de mi corazón” and “Guitarras de midnight ”.
Her song ‘I’m unhappy’ was the opening theme song in the film ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’, by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.
Likewise, Beltrán played the leading role of ‘Imperio Argentina’ in the Spanish film ‘La copla de las dolors’, from 1947, and developed his film career in some 40 films from ‘The treasure of death’ in 1954 to ‘Una gallina very laying’, in 1982.
What did Lola Beltrán die from?
The Mexican singer died in March 1996. The artist died due to pulmonary thrombosis in Mexico City. There are several monuments that bear her name.