Amalia Macías

Amalia Macías is a Mexican singer and actress of stage, radio, film, and television.[1][2] In the 1970s and 1980s, she toured Europe singing Mexican songs.[3][4]

Amalia Macías
BornIrapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1966–present
Labels

Biography

Macías was born in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico.[4] She began her career at the age of 13, winning an amateur contest at Irapuato's Cine Rialto with her interpretation of the song "Dos arbolitos".[4] Her prize consisted of a box of Lerma soda and a pass to watch movies for free for a year.[4]

In a troupe that passed through Irapuato, she met the singer Luis Pérez Meza, who advised her to relocate to Mexico City to make her professional debut as a ranchera singer.[4] She had to convince her strict mother to allow her to go.[4]

In Mexico City, the famous quartet Los Tecolines helped her get a record deal with Peerless Records, where she recorded her first hit single, "Si volviera a nacer", which allowed her to sing on radio and tour the country.[4] She made her television debut in Música, risa y estrellas with other new singers, such as Irma Serrano, Lucha Moreno, José Juan, and Juan Gallardo.[4]

She made her film debut with a starring role in El tigre de Santa Julia (1974)[4] and also sang several songs in the film.

In 1982, she decided to finance a tour of Spain to "show what Mexico is".[4] With the money she earned singing in California, she hired Pepe López's Mariachi México 70 as her musical accompaniment.[4] Before she left for Spain, Mexican journalist Jacobo Zabludovsky interviewed her and gave her television programs to promote her tour of Spain.[4] She sang in the Spanish cities of Bilbao, Zaragoza, Torremolinos, Marbella, Madrid, and Barcelona.[4]

Discography
  • Para puras vergüenzas contigo
  • Ay! mi gordo
  • Amalia Macías
  • Amalia Macías

Filmography
  • El tigre de Santa Julia (1974)

References
  1. "Disk Acts on Parade On Mexican TV'er". Billboard. 78 (34): 14. 20 August 1966. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. 79 (29): 52. July 22, 1967. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. 83 (41): 44. 9 October 1971. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. González, Esaú (27 November 2017). "Amalia Macías una estrella mundial que en su natal Irapuato, poco se ha visto brillar". Notus. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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