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Rubén Fuentes (15 February 1926 – 5 February 2022) was a Mexican classical violinist and composer, who was best known for his contributions to mariachi music.

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Rubén Fuentes
Fuentes in 1950
Background information
Birth name	Rubén Fuentes
Born	(1926-02-15)15 February 1926 Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 95)
Genres	Mariachi
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Violin

Biography

In 1944, Fuentes joined Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán as a violinist and later as a music arranger. In 1955 he stopped performing in the group, but he has maintained his position as producer, musical arranger and musical director.

As such, he had a profound influence on Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and mariachi music in general. He is best known for his work on Linda Ronstadt's classic, Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum Canciones de Mi Padre album. With domestic sales of 2.5 million copies, Canciones de Mi Padre stands as the biggest-selling non-English language record in US history.

Fuentes wrote dozens of Mexican standards, including "La Culebra", "Cien Años", "Las Alazanas", "Como Si Nada", "La Bikina", "Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra", "Flor Sin Retoño", "Ni Princesa Ni Esclava" and "Camino Real de Colima" (many composed with Silvestre Vargas). Fuentes also produced several of Linda Ronstadt's traditional Latin albums. His songs have been performed by Pedro Infante, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Flor Silvestre, Amalia Mendoza, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Javier Solís, and Vikki Carr, among others.

Fuentes was the musical director of RCA Records in Mexico during the late 1950s to the late 1960s. For that reason, he was the arranger and musical producer of many records of major ranchero singers. Most of them were accompanied by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. Fuentes was also the musical arranger for most of José Alfredo Jiménez's songs, a prolific Mexican-born composer whose compositions, like Fuentes, elevated traditional Mariachi music to international heights and acclaim.

Fuentes died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 95.[1]

References

External links

• Rubén Fuentes at IMDb
• Rubén Fuentes discography at Discogs

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[de] Rubén Fuentes

Rubén Fuentes Gassón (* 15. Februar 1926 in Ciudad Guzmán; † 5. Februar 2022) war ein mexikanischer klassischer Violinist und Komponist.[1]

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- [en] Rubén Fuentes

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[es] Rubén Fuentes

Rubén Fuentes Gassón (Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco; 15 de febrero de 1926-5 de febrero de 2022),[1] conocido como Rubén Fuentes, fue un violinista clásico, arreglista, productor discográfico y compositor mexicano, recordado por sus contribuciones a la música de mariachi. Sus aportes a los géneros del bolero ranchero, el bolero moruno y las canciones románticas, tanto rancheras como boleros, además de la creación del mariachi sinfónico, fueron un significativo aporte a la internacionalización de la música mexicana en el mundo. Pertenece además a la llamada Época de Oro del Cine mexicano.

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