Lupe Mejía, nicknamed "La Yaqui" or "La Cancionera Yaqui" ("The
Yaqui Songstress"), is a Mexican singer and actress, known for her career as a performer of
rancheras and other
Mexican folk music genres.
Biography
Mejía was born in
Ciudad Obregón
Ciudad Obregón is a city in southern Sonora. It is the state's second largest city after Hermosillo and serves as the municipal seat of Cajeme, as of 2020, the city has a population of 436,484. Ciudad Obregón is south of the state's norther ...
,
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
,
Mexico.
She began to sing at the age of 7 in school activities and among family members and friends.
She began her career when she entered an amateur contest hosted by a television channel.
In Mexico City, she recorded her first single, "La flecha", with
Peerless Records and its immediate success placed her among the most promising new Mexican singers.
Her first album was titled ''La flecha'' and includes other songs such as "Cuando te hagan sufrir", "La fórmula", and "El pájaro desplumado". Her subsequent recordings for Peerless were also hits.
She also appeared in several Mexican films due to her success and popularity as a singer.
She had acting roles in ''Condenados a muerte'' (1963) and ''
El revólver sangriento'' (1964), where she worked with singers
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...
and
Juan Mendoza.
She has also recorded singles and albums for the
Orfeón,
Musart, and GAS labels.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''La flecha''
* ''México alegre y bravío''
* ''Chiquita pero picosa y otros éxitos''
* ''Lupe Mejía "La Yaqui"''
* ''¡Ánimo!''
* ''Se me acobarda el corazón''
* ''Lupe Mejía "La Yaaki"''
Compilation albums
* ''80 aniversario Peerless: 24 éxitos con mariachi y banda''
References
External links
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Mexican women singers
Mexican film actresses
Ranchera singers
Singers from Sonora
Actresses from Sonora
Mexican people of Yaqui descent
People from Ciudad Obregón
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing
Indigenous Mexican women