María del Rosario Valdez Campos (28 May 1945 – 19 June 2016), known professionally as Chayito Valdez, was a Mexican singer and actress from

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. She was associated with and contributed to the folk music of Mexico.

Biography

Valdez was born in Orba,

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. She started her music career at an early age participating in amateur competitions with songs such as "La Cigarra", "Historia de un amor", " La Bikina", and "Leña de Pirul". Her godmother was Amalia Mendoza, a successful singer known as "La Tariácuri", and in the early 1970s, she recorded four songs the Sinaloan city of

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: "Besos y Copas", "Una Noche me Embriagué", "Una Sombra", and "Amor que Muere", which earned her a reputation as a Mexican folk singer. She won the fifth ''Festival de la Canción Ranchera'' with the song "No me pregunten por él". Valdez moved to

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in 1982 and became a

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. On September 17, 1985, she suffered an automobile accident that left her in a wheelchair, but after a long recovery began making public appearances again. In June 2003 she suffered a

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and fell into a

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for 50 days. Her last show was in

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. She spent her last days in a

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in a hospital in

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, where she died on 19 June 2016.

Works

Music

During her 30-year career, Valdez contributed over 300 hits and 1500 recorded songs to the Mexican musical heritage. Her musical legacy includes the following:

''Corridos de Caballos'' (traditional Mexican ballads)

*"El Moro de Cumpas" *"Caballo Prieto Afamado" *"Caballo Prieto Azabache" *"El alazán y el Rocío" *"El Cantador" *"Caballo Tequila" *"Caballo Alazán Lucero" *"Los Dos Alazanes"

Traditional Songs

*"San Juan del Río" *"Mi Soldadita" *"La Gallera" *"Lindo Michoacán" *"El Sinaloense" *"Sonora Querida" *"Acuarela Potosina" *"Pelea de Gallos

Romantic ''Boleros''

* "Comprendeme" * "Mía Nomás" * "Sentencia" * "Besos Callejeros" * "No Vuelvas" * "Ojazos Negros."

Television

Valdez appeared in Mexican television programs such as: *'' Siempre en Domingo'' *''Noches Tapatías'' *''El Estudio de Lola'' *''Hoy mismo'' *''Para gente Grande'' *''Aun hay más'' *''Nuestra Gente''

Film

* '' Hijos de tigre'' (1980) * '' El charro del misterio'' (1980) * '' Pasión por el peligro'' (1979) * '' La hija del contrabando'' (1977) * '' Tierra de Valientes'' (1987) * '' Caballo Prieto Afamado'' (1977) * '' En el camino Andamos'' * '' Los 4 jinetes del apocalipsis'' * '' Pistoleros famosos II'' * '' El ratero de la vecindad'' * '' Pánico en la Frontera'' * '' Zacazonapan''(1976) * '' De la Gloria al Infierno'' * '' Hasta el último trago... corazón'' (documentary 2005)

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