Tomás Méndez (born Tomás Méndez Sosa; July 25, 1927 – June 19, 1995) was a Mexican composer and singer of Mexican music and ranchera music. He was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He became famous thanks to his partnership with the singer Lola Beltrán in the 1950s,[1] which began with the song "Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo"[2] in 1954 and continued with further hits such as "Cucurrucucú paloma", "Tres días" and "Bala perdida". He died in Mexico City on June 19, 1995.
^ abcRohter, Larry (March 26, 1996). "Lola Beltran, Singer, Dies; Mexico's Adored 'Grande'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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tomás, méndez, born, sosa, july, 1927, june, 1995, mexican, composer, singer, mexican, music, ranchera, music, born, fresnillo, zacatecas, mexico, became, famous, thanks, partnership, with, singer, lola, beltrán, 1950s, which, began, with, song, gorrioncillo, . Tomas Mendez born Tomas Mendez Sosa July 25 1927 June 19 1995 was a Mexican composer and singer of Mexican music and ranchera music He was born in Fresnillo Zacatecas Mexico He became famous thanks to his partnership with the singer Lola Beltran in the 1950s 1 which began with the song Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo 2 in 1954 and continued with further hits such as Cucurrucucu paloma Tres dias and Bala perdida He died in Mexico City on June 19 1995 Tomas MendezTomas Mendez monument in Mexico City Background informationBirth nameTomas Mendez SosaBornJuly 25 1927Fresnillo Zacatecas MexicoDied 1995 07 19 July 19 1995 aged 67 Mexico City MexicoGenresMexican music and ranchera musicOccupation s musician composer singer The song Cucurrucucu paloma was played in many movie pictures like The Last Sunset Happy Together Talk to Her and The Five Year Engagement and has also been covered by notable singers such as Harry Belafonte Perry Como and Caetano Veloso Songs edit Pobre Lena de Pirul Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo Cucurrucucu paloma 1 Golondrina presumida Huapango torero Las rejas no matan Que me toquen las golondrinas Paloma negra Punalada trapera Tres dias 1 La Muerte de Un Gallero La Melina Que Se Fue References edit a b c Rohter Larry March 26 1996 Lola Beltran Singer Dies Mexico s Adored Grande The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 7 2024 Mi Cancionero Tomas Mendez Sosa web archive org March 4 2016 Retrieved March 7 2024 External links editMi Cancionero Tomas Mendez at the Wayback Machine archived March 4 2016 Spanish nbsp This article about a Mexican singer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article on a Mexican composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomas Mendez amp oldid 1212340383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
