Amalia Mendoza

Who was Amalia Mendoza?

Amalia Mendoza García was a Mexican recording artist and actress.

Distinguished for her special "husky" voice, Mendoza was one of the "Tres Señoras", along with Lola Beltrán and Lucha Villa.

She was also known by the nickname of La Tariácuri. "Tariácuri", from whom Mendoza received her nickname, was an indigenous leader of the Purépecha people, who inhabited the Michoacán-area. The nickname was used before in her brothers' musical group the "Trio Tariácuri" and in her own duo with her sister, "Las Tariácuritas". Mendoza was also an accomplished actress of film, television, and radio; she participated in several films during the 1950s and 1960s.