Francisco Avitia
Birth nameFrancisco Avitia Tapia
Born(1915-05-13)13 May 1915
Valle de Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico
Died29 June 1995(1995-06-29) (aged 80)
Cuauhtémoc, D.F., Mexico
GenresRanchera, corrido
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1950–1995
LabelsRCA Víctor Mexicana, Orfeón

Francisco Avitia Tapia (13 May 1915 29 June 1995), commonly known as "El Charro Avitia", was a Mexican singer, primarily of ranchera and corrido genres.[1] His best known songs include "Maquina 501," "Caballo alazán lucero," and "El Muchacho Alegre". He also acted in films such as Primero soy mexicano (1950) and El zurdo (1965). Avitia was born in Pilar de Conchos (Valle de Zaragoza), Chihuahua, and at the age of six his family moved to Ciudad Juárez. He died from cardiac arrest in a Mexico City hospital at the age of 80.[2][3]

Filmography

References

  1. Jauregui, Jesus (2007). El Mariachi: Simbolo Musical de Mexico (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes; Taurus. p. 296. ISBN 978-970-770-925-6.
  2. "Recuerdan a Francisco "El Charro" Avitia". La Prensa (in Spanish). 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  3. Mendoza de Lira, Alejandra (29 June 2000). "Cinco años de su muerte, y aún recurdan a "El charro" Avitia". El Universal (in Spanish).


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