Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 35
TV Shows 2
self 2
Director 2
Producer 1
Clouds (2017)
Noche, Boleros y Son (2015)
Linda Ronstadt: Canciones de Mi Padre (2004)
Las Lunas del Auditorio (2002)
Una leyenda de amor (1982)
National Calvary (1981)
Los Reyes del Palenque (1979)
The Living Forces (1975)
Tivoli (1975)
Peregrina (1974)
Faith, Hope and Charity (1974)
The Wall of Silence (1974)
El principio (1973)
Adios, amor... (1973)
Interval (1973)
National Mechanics (1972)
Los cacos (1972)
Azul (1972)
Tacos al Carbón (1972)
Una mujer honesta (1972)
Elena y Raquel (1971)
The Gates of Paradise (1971)
Las reglas del juego (1971)
Siempre hay una primera vez (1971)
El Quelite (1970)
Paradise (1970)
La Hermanita Dinamita (1970)
La mano de Dios (1966)
Matar es fácil (1966)
Joselito vagabundo (1966)
The Golden Cockerel (1964)
La gitana y el charro (1964)
El ciclón de Jalisco (1964)
My Son, the Hero (1961)
Amor se dice cantando (1958)
Rogaciano el huapanguero (1957)
Serenata en México (1956)
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GenderMale
Birthday1926-02-15
Deathday2022-02-05 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceCiudad Guzmán, Mexico
CitizenshipsMexico
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