Alicia Juárez
Alicia Juárez (born Alicia López Palazuelos; 9 July 1949 – 26 August 2017) was a Mexican singer and actress. She was also known by the nickname La musa de México ("The Muse of Mexico").
Alicia Juárez | |
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| Birth name | Alicia López Palazuelos |
| Born | 9 July 1950 La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 26 August 2017 (aged 68) Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Genres | Ranchera |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1966–2017 |
Early life and career
She was born in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Francisco Javier López Hurtado and Celia Palazuelos. She was raised in Oxnard, California; most of his early years were spent in the United States and her singing career began there at age 16.[1]
In Oxnard, she met José Alfredo Jiménez, who launched her to fame and with whom she would later marry.[1] Juárez achieved international success in Colombia, Spain, South America, the United States and Europe.[1][2] Juárez also appeared in nine films during her career, having a starring role in five of them, including playing a fictionalized version of herself in the 1980 film El charro del misterio.
Personal life and death
Juárez met José Alfredo Jiménez at Oxnard and launched her to fame. They married in the United States, making her his last wife, and she was the inspiration for several of Jiménez's last songs, such as the song "Es muy niña".
Juárez died on 26 August 2017 at her home in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, from a heart attack. Her ashes rest in Oxnard, the city where she lived for years and where her mother, brothers and two children reside.[3][4][5]
Discography
- José Alfredo y Alicia (1971) (with José Alfredo Jiménez)
- Mis últimas grabaciones con José Alfredo Jiménez (1975)
- Voz y sentimiento (1990)
- Boleros (1992)
- Alicia Juárez y José Alfredo Jiménez: Las coplas y todos sus éxitos (2004)
References
- "Alicia Juárez". Sábados Rancheros (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2017.
- "Y... ándale con Alicia!" [And ... go with Alicia!]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 4 June 2004.
- Rodríguez Díaz, Joel (27 August 2017). "Falleció la cantante Alicia Juárez" [Singer Alicia Juárez died]. radioNOTAS (in Spanish).
- "Murió Alicia Juárez, la musa de José Alfredo Jiménez" [Alicia Juárez, the muse of José Alfredo Jiménez, died]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 28 August 2017.
- "Despiden a Alicia Juárez" [They say goodbye to Alicia Juárez]. Pulso Diario de San Luis. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017.