Lucha Villa
Celebrity
- Birthday
- November 30, 1936
- Age
- 89
- Birthplace
- Santa Rosalía de Camargo
About
Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano (born November 30, 1936), more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress, specialized in the musical genres of ranchera and mariachi.
Born in Santa Rosalía de Camargo, Chihuahua, Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano was given her pseudonym “Lucha Villa” by television producer Luis G. Dillon (“Lucha” a hypocorism for Luz Elena, and “Villa” in honor of Pancho Villa). She has been a constant presence in popular music and film since the early 1960s. Villa’s early hits included “Media vuelta”, by José Alfredo Jiménez, as well as “La cruz del cielo” and “Viva quien sabe querer”
In the 1970s, Lucha Villa traveled to Denver, Colorado to perform for a benefit for the Crusade for Justice, youth programs and school.
In 1996, Villa, along with Lola Beltrán and Amalia Mendoza, recorded the studio album, Disco del Siglo: Las Tres Señoras, produced by Juan Gabriel, acknowledging their lasting contributions to music fanatics throughout Mexico and Latin America.
She appeared in several films during the 1950s and early 1960s, received her first starring role in El gallo de oro (1964), and starred in Me cansé de rogarle…
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