Aida Cuevas

Aida Cuevas (born September 24, 1963) is a Mexican singer and actress also known as "The Queen of Mariachi Music". She has released 27 albums and has won numerous awards including a Grammy Award. 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.

She has been nominated for three Latin Grammy awards Verify source|date=August 2007 and has received her first Grammy Award Dubious|date=March 2008 for "Enhorabuena" released in 2002; produced by Bebu Silvetti.

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

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 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1202347/ IMDB for Aida Cuevas]

Awards

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