María del Rosario Valdez Campos (28 May 1945 – 20 June 2016), known professionally as Chayito Valdez, was a Mexican singer and actressLent. "Pictures: Film Reviews - Tierra De Valientes." ''Variety (Archive: 1905-2000)''329, no. 6 (Dec 02, 1987): 26. who was born in

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

Biography

Valdez 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

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, 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

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'' 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 Nogales (a city in the

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). She spent her last days in a

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in a hospital in

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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: *''

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'' *''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'' * ''

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''(1976) * '' De la Gloria al Infierno'' * '' Hasta el último trago... corazón'' (documentary 2005)

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