Aida Cuevas is a Mexican

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 singer and actress also known as "The Queen of Ranchera

Ranchera

Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...

". She has released 27 albums and has won numerous awards including a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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Her unique voice and style have allowed her to cultivate a successful and long lasting career, leaving a remarkable imprint in the history of Latin Music. Her signature song is "El Pastor." She is the sister of Carlos Cuevas, another well-known ranchero singer in Mexico.

She has been nominated for three Latin Grammy awards for "Enhorabuena" released in 2002; produced by Bebu Silvetti

Bebu Silvetti

Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno , professionally known as Bebu Silvetti or simply Silvetti, was an Argentine pianist, composer, conductor, arranger and record producer...

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Lately she's been nominated once more for best Tango album, on the 11th Latin Grammy Awards.

Early life

Aida Cuevas began singing in amateur contests at the age of 11. Her first national exposure was on a weekly live radio program called “El Taller XEW” in 1975 at the age of twelve. In 1977 she performed in Europe; this was the start of many international performances that would soon establish her as the "Ambassador of Mexican Music".

Discography

• (1975–76) Aida Cuevas con el Mariachi Continental Estrada
• (1977) Para Ti
• (1978) Los Reyes del Palenque
• (1979) Cari Cari (Produced by Armando Manzanero)
• (1980) La Palenquera
• (1982–83) Aida Cuevas canta lo nuevo de Juan Gabriel
• (1984) Ahora y Siempre, La Voz de México
• (1985) Aida Cuevas & Lucha Villa
• (1986) Rio Crecido
• (1987) Aida Cuevas canta a Juan Gabriel
• (1988) Lo Mejor de José Alfredo Jiménez
• (1989) Canciones de mi pueblo
• (1990) Decisión
• (1991) Aida Cuevas con la Banda del Recodo
• (1992) Te Traigo Ganas
• (1992) Huapangos
• (1993) Boleros, Voz y Sentimiento
• (1994) Aida Cuevas & Rocio Banquells
• (1994) Definitivamente
• (1995) El Dueto del Siglo (Duet with Carlos Cuevas)
• (1996) Canciones Inéditas de María Grever
• (1997) En Vivo! Aida Cuevas y Carlos Cuevas
• (1998) Lucha Reyes: Remembranzas
• (1999) La Reina de la Canción Ranchera
• (2000) Los Autores del Siglo (Duet with Carlos Cuevas)
• (2001) Háblame de Amor
• (2002) Enhorabuena (Produced by Bebu Silvetti)
• (2004) Suite Mexicana de Agustín Lara
• (2010) De Corazón a Corazón

Movies

• (1981) Te Solté la Rienda
• (1983) No Vale Nada la Vida
• (1989) La Gallera
• (1989) Pero Sigo Siendo el Rey
• (1990) El Tigre del Norte

IMDB for Aida Cuevas

Awards

Year	Award
1977	Trophy Cenanchero (Málaga, Spain)
1978	Queen of the Taxi Drivers of Mexico City
1978	Ranchera Revelation of the National Newspaper Union
1980	Feminine Revelation of the II Ranchero Festival
1980	Queen of the Asociación of Charros of Los Ángeles
1980	Folkloric Revelation of the El Heraldo Newspaper
1981	Folkloric Revelation of the El Heraldo Newspaper
1981	Queen of the Billeteros of México
198?	Folkloric Majesty (Prensa Nacional)
1990	Best interpreter of the OTI Festival OTI Festival OTI Festival was an annual singing competition, held between 1972 and 2000, among active member countries of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana .- Venues and Presenters :- Winners :-By country:...
1992	Queen of the Shoemakers of San Mateo Atenco
1996	Silver Star award of the best voice in Mexico
1997	Jalisco Award of the Charreria, best voice and best dressed
1998	Queen of the Mariachis
2002	Mr. Amigo
2002	Latin Grammy nominee, Best Ranchero album (Enhorabuena)

Other honors

• The first Mexican artist to inaugurate an American television broadcasting station.
• Received keys of the City of Stockton by Mayor Parkinson in 1985
• Ambassador of the friendship of México - Norteamérica in 1986

Notable Aida Cuevas songs

• El Pastor
• Cari Cari
• Te Doy Las Gracias
• A la luz de los Cocuyos
• Quizás Mañana
• Un Mundo Raro
• Mi Ciudad
• Qué Bonita es mi Tierra
• Siempre Te Amaré

External links

• http://www.aidacuevas.com Official Website