"Cielo rojo" (Red Sky) is a

huapango is a family of Mexican music styles. The word likely derives from the Nahuatl word that literally means 'on top of the wood', alluding to a wooden platform on which dancers perform dance steps. It is interpreted in different forms, the most ...

song written by Juan Záizar, a singer-songwriter from the

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state of

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. It is one of Mexican singer

Flor Silvestre Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla (16 August 1930 – 25 November 2020), known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress. She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music, and wa ...

's greatest hits and also one of her

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s. She first recorded it in 1957 with the

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

for the RCA Víctor label. Four years later, in 1961, she recorded a new version with the Mariachi México of Pepe Villa for the

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label. The success of her interpretation of this song became the breakthrough of her musical career. She sang it in the film ''El ciclón'' (1959), where it was used as a

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, and as a duet with Luis Aguilar in ''Juan sin miedo'' (1961).

Other versions

"Cielo rojo" has been covered by two of Flor's granddaughters,

Majo Aguilar María José Aguilar Carrillo (born 7 June 1994), known professionally as Majo Aguilar, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. She is currently signed to Universal Music Group. Aguilar's first extended play, ''Tributo'' (2017), is a musical tribute ...

and

Ángela Aguilar Ángela Aguilar Álvarez Alcalá (born October 8, 2003) is a Mexican-American singer. She was born in Los Angeles while her mother was accompanying her father, Pepe Aguilar, on tour. Aguilar gained notable recognition after performing " La Llo ...

. Majo recorded it as a single in 2016 and included it in her first extended play, ''Tributo'' (2017). Ángela recorded it as a single in 2018 and included it in her second studio album, ''

Primero Soy Mexicana ''Primero Soy Mexicana'' ("First I Am Mexican") is the second studio album by Mexican singer Ángela Aguilar, released on March 2, 2018, by Machin Records. The album was produced by Aguilar's father, Pepe Aguilar and features ranchera and mariach ...

''.

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* {{authority control Spanish-language songs Flor Silvestre songs 1957 songs