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  • Mr. SALVADOR SUAREZ: (Spanish spoken) MAULEON: These songs, called rancheras are considered Mexico's heartland music, backed by mariachi ensembles playing lavish arrangements heavily sloughed in strings.

    Mexico's 'Chente' Brings Music to the U.S. 2007

  • (Soundbite of music) Mr. FERNANDEZ: (Singing) (Foreign language spoken) WAS: His love of music began in a small time in the state of Jalisco, where young Vicente took to the rural folk songs known as rancheras, born of a new national consciousness and a rejection of the colonial culture of Spain.

    'The Living Legend' of Mexican Ranchera Music 2006

  • Among my friends in Mexico, old and young, Rocío 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.

    VivirLatino 2009

  • Among my friends in Mexico, old and young, Rocío 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.

    VivirLatino 2009

  • Among my friends in Mexico, old and young, Rocío 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.

    VivirLatino 2009

  • Our music -- whether it's salsa, cumbia, rancheras, son or tango -- reflects our identity, our cultural pride, our idiosyncrasies.

    Ray Sanchez: Latinos Rewrite America's Urban Folklore Ray Sanchez 2011

  • On her 2009 album "El Ú ltima Trago," though, she paid tribute to the iconic Costa Rican singer Chavela Vargas, who mesmerizes with her compelling, melodramatic interpretations of Mexican rancheras folk music.

    A Festival With a Garden Party Jim Fusilli 2010

  • Our music -- whether it's salsa, cumbia, rancheras, son or tango -- reflects our identity, our cultural pride, our idiosyncrasies.

    Ray Sanchez: Latinos Rewrite America's Urban Folklore Ray Sanchez 2011

  • (Soundbite of song, "Paloma Negra") Ms. DOWNS: (Singing in foreign language) Mr. ARCOS: People say if you want to sing rancheras, you need to be prepared to sing rancheras because these are songs that you have to take in seriously.

    Latin Picks From Betto Arcos Of 'Global Village' 2010

  • (Soundbite of song, "Paloma Negra") Ms. DOWNS: (Singing in foreign language) Mr. ARCOS: People say if you want to sing rancheras, you need to be prepared to sing rancheras because these are songs that you have to take in seriously.

    Latin Picks From Betto Arcos Of 'Global Village' 2010

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