Francisca Viveros Barradas, most-known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy-nominated performer of rancheras, boleros and other traditional and contemporary Mexican musical genres.
Paquita la del Barrio in Monterrey, Mexico, May 2008
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, known as Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan-Mexican singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold. He is often called El bajito de sal, thanks to his breakthrough success with his fourth studio album, which bears the same name. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteño music, and Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, sexuality, violence, racism and immigration.
Ricardo Arjona in Miami, Florida
Ricardo Arjona honoured in 2012 by former President of Argentina and then-Buenos Aires city mayor, Mauricio Macri.
Fans and critics noted connections between the lyrics of "Mesías" and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, resulting in an FBI investigation.
Ricardo Arjona in Laredo, Texas, during Quinto Piso Tour.