Next, we hear a story about the spirit of Los Angeles. It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

“A singer can sing anything. But me, my life is Mexican music. For me, putting on my charro outfit is a matter of pride and it’s a very big responsibility." By Leila Cobo Chief Content Officer ...

From "El Rey" to "Estos Celos," these are must-listen songs. The death of Vicente Fernández at 81 years old in 2021 marked the end of a golden era of Mexican ranchera music that lasted almost a ...

His songs were love ballads, belched out in honor of the women in his life, of the horses he cared for and for the millions of immigrants in the U.S. that felt at home while dancing and singing along ...

Although Alejandro Fernández has written his own history in Mexican music, he is still the son of perhaps the biggest star of ranchera music: Vicente Fernández. To continue his father’s legacy, both ...

Vicente Fernández, the iconic Mexican singer, actor and film producer whose mighty baritone voice helped elevate mariachi music to an art form, died early Sunday morning at a hospital in Guadalajara, ...