Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. To quote his most popular tune, Jiménez sigue siendo El Rey, he is still the King. Discover José Alfredo Jiménezs top songs & albums, curated artist radio stations & more. There is hardly a Mexican singer who has not, at one point or another, paid tribute to the master of the ranchera. Though Jiménez died from cirrhosis of the liver in 1973, he is still regarded as a national hero. However, in typical life-affirming fashion, this songwriter laughs in the face of adversity, and ultimately accepts life for the tragicomedy that it is. Married three times, he concentrated on lyrics where love is seen as a powerful force that sooner or later brings pain and destruction. Aside from his obvious melodic genius, Jiménez became an idol in his country because he was able to distil Mexicos character and idiosyncrasies like no other songwriter. Jiménez recorded more than 30 albums and wrote about 400 songs, dozens of which are a required part of any self-respecting mariachi repertoire. From then on, Jiménez penned hit after hit, often performing them himself, but also offering them to singers as illustrious as Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Lola Beltrán, Amalia Mendoza and his favourite performer, Miguel Aceves Mejía. His first hit as a singer-songwriter came in 1950 with ∞lla, which was included in the motion picture Arrabalera. Writer(s): Jose Alfredo Jimenez 1 Translation available. The greatest ranchera composer of all time, Jiménez began singing with the trio Los Rebeldes at the same Mexico City restaurant where he worked as a waiter. The Lyrics for Ella by Jos Alfredo Jimnez have been translated into 1 languages. 19 January 1926, Dolores, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, d.
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