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José Alfredo Jiménez
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Woonplaats
Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
Geboren
1926
Genre
Música Mexicana
Despite having no formal musical training, Mexican ranchera legend José Alfredo Jiménez wrote more than 1,000 songs.
∙ Jiménez got his first taste of fame in 1950, when his song “Yo”—which had been interpreted by Andrés Huesca y Sus Costeños—became a hit.
∙ In addition to writing scores of hit songs, he also played a key role in soundtracking Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, contributing music to dozens of classic films in the ’50s and ’60s.
∙ In the years since his untimely death in 1973, Jiménez’s music has been covered by such iconic artists as Selena, Julio Iglesias, Vicente Fernandez, and Los Tigres del Norte.
∙ His hometown of Dolores Hidalgo transformed his childhood home into a museum, which opened in 2008.
∙ In 2018, he was posthumously awarded a Latin Grammy Award when Luis Miguel’s ¡MÉXICO Por Siempre!—which included five Jiménez compositions—won Album of the Year.
José Alfredo Jiménez heeft ook muziek uitgebracht als lid van Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán.
Beïnvloed door José Alfredo JiménezJosé Alfredo Jiménez heeft de muziek van Silvana Estrada, Chayito Valdez, Mariachi Internacional CHG De Gamaliel Contreras Huerta en meer beïnvloed.
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