Next, we hear a story about the spirit of Los Angeles. It's part of our series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras.

From "El Rey" to "Estos Celos," these are must-listen songs. The death of Vicente Fernández at 81 years old in 2021 marked the end of a golden era of Mexican ranchera music that lasted almost a ...

This song is an example is one of my favorite lyrical genres: the provincial boast, the prideful proclamation of being from a city or state. In this case, Chente sings of his pride of being from the ...

His songs were love ballads, belched out in honor of the women in his life, of the horses he cared for and for the millions of immigrants in the U.S. that felt at home while dancing and singing along ...

The coffin of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is displayed during his funeral at "Los Tres Potrillos" ranch in Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco state, Mexico, on Dec. 13, 2021. Monday marks the first ...