Mexican music enjoys widespread popularity in some social and geographic sectors of Chile. In particular, Mexican music is especially popular among Chilean rural lower classes. Geographically, Mexican
María José Quintanilla, a Chilean singer of ranchera.
The nations of Chile and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1831, however, relations were severed in 1974 in the aftermath of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Diplomatic relations were re-establi
Mexican music in Chile
…to cases where the music was denounced as "communist". The military's dislike of Mexican music may be rooted in the Allende administration's close links with Mexico, the "Mexican revolutionary discourse", and the overall low prestige of Mexican music in Chile. The dictatorship never suppressed Mexican music as a…
Plaque commemorating Mexican solidarity with Chile during the Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990).
Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (among other leaders) at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2024.
President Felipe Calderón and President Michelle Bachelet in Cancún; 2010.
President Michelle Bachelet and President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City; 2015.