Culture Trip stands with Black Lives Matter. Written by ranchera singer Pedro Galindo Galarza, there are countless versions of this dramatic favorite. This traditional mariachi song was written by the composer Chucho Monge but is most closely associated with the iconic singer and film star Jorge Negrete. A powerful statement of loyalty for the land of Mexico, the song has been covered by almost every established mariachi singer. The song is still a favorite for Mexicans, and people broke into spontaneous outbreaks of the anthem after the most recent earthquakes struck the country in September

¡Viva México!

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It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. It later became closely associated with the Mariachi bands that evolved in Jalisco. Rancheras today are played in virtually all regional Mexican music styles.
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El compa Alvaro volvervolver mariscoselcapitan agusto algoleve. And then they tell you not to cry over your ex. Singing El Aventurero is saying you love all types of women — tall, short, thin, thick. Dancing a zapateado to this. Thank you, alcohol.
Ranchera isn't so much a genre as it is a sentido —a way of life, of viewing the world in all its melancholy, grandiose beauty. It's no surprise, then, that ranchera is considered the quintessential Mexican music genre in a land with a dizzying variety of music. Ranchera embodies everything that Mexicans think of themselves when at their best—macho, romantic, backed by mariachi, dressed in splendid outfits, and stubbornly stuck in a myth of a bucolic Mexico that never truly existed. There is no corollary for it in American song—it ain't country music, it ain't Tin Pan Alley, it ain't even Western swing. It's ranchera, damnit, and here's a listicle for ustedes who don't habla to learn of the titans and for wabs to debate forever. Criteria for this list: not just vocal ability, but whether you wrote your own songs, whether you were a pioneer or followed in the footsteps of titans, and my own biases which will become apparent soon.