Eugenia León

Eugenia León (born June 7, 1956) is a Mexican singer. She won first place at the prestigious OTI Festival 1985 in Seville, Spain, with the song "" written by . A recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, she has had a career spanning more than 40 years and 26 recorded albums, of which several million copies have been sold. She has performed in some of the most important venues in Mexico, such as the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Auditorio Nacional, the , the Teatro de la Ciudad, and the Cervantino Festival.

Internationally, León has been acclaimed at the Royal Opera House in Oman, the Concert Hall in Shanghai, the Cairo Opera House and Alexandria Opera House in Egypt, the Royal Palace of Marrakesh, the Universal Forum of Cultures in Barcelona, the European Parliament in Brussels, the Teatro de Cristóbal Colón of Bogotá, the Teatro Oriente in Santiago, the Lincoln Center's Mexico Now Festival, the Central Park Latin Festival, Joe's Pub and Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center Jazz Club, The Harold M. Williams Auditorium of the Getty Museum and the Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the Coolidge Auditorium of The Library of Congress, Jackson Hall of the Mondavi Center in Davis, Millennium Park in Chicago, the Tucson Convention Center, the Discovery Green in Houston, and the in Bogotá. She is the only Mexican to have represented her country as a singer at four consecutive World Exhibitions: Seville, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Hannover, Germany; and Aichi, Japan.

In 2003, she made her debut as a presenter on the arts and culture program Acústico, broadcast on Canal 22. Eugenia León has shared the stage with personalities such as Rosario Flores, Pablo Milanés, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Lila Downs, Chavela Vargas, Sin Bandera, José Feliciano, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Armando Manzanero, Los de Abajo, Ramón Vargas, Tania Libertad, and Guadalupe Pineda. They went on a promotional tour with full concerts throughout Mexico, at venues such as the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, the TelMex Auditorium in Guadalajara, and the Auditorio Banamex in Monterrey. This CD/DVD album received a nomination at the 17th Latin Grammy Awards, in the Best Long Version Music Video category.

Biography Early years Born in 1956 in Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Eugenia León entered the of Naucalpan.

At age 18, she decided to leave home to complete her education at the UNAM National School of Music.

Career With the support of her sister, León founded the Víctor Jara group, which was dedicated to Latin American folk music. She later joined the group , composed of Mexican and Argentine musicians and singers, directed by Naldo Labrín, from which she decided to emerge individually in 1982, building a repertoire made up of pieces by contemporary Mexican composers, playing bolero and Brazilian music.

She released her first album in 1983, Así te quiero, and toured the Mexican Republic, accompanied by a small group of musicians.

In 1985, she won the 14th Mexican national selection for the OTI Festival with the song "", written by , and thus represented Mexico at the OTI Festival 1985, which she also won; but there were no celebrations, interviews, or contract signings after her victory, because a devastating earthquake struck Mexico City the day before.

That year she ventured into acting in the film Tear This Heart Out, based on the acclaimed novel by Ángeles Mastretta. She played Toña la Negra, sharing credits with Ana Claudia Talancón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, and José María de Tavira.

León appeared at the opening of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara on October 14, 2011.

Discography Groups Grupo Víctor Jara, Vamos Patria, Polygram 1978 , A Pesar De Todo, NCL 1981

Soloist Así te quiero, Polygram 1983 Luz, Polygram 1984 El Fandango Aquí, Polygram 1985 Otra vez, Polygram 1986 Algo viene sucediendo, Polygram 1987 Maradentro, Polygram 1988 Ven acá, Polygram 1989 Lo esencial, Universal Music 1989 Juego con fuego, BMG 1991 Eugenia corazón de león, BMG 1993 Eugenia León interpreta a Cri-Cri, BMG 1994 Tangos, La Voz De La Sirena 1995 Que devuelvan, Ediciones El Hábitos-Discos Cabaret 1996 Tirana, Sony Music 1996 Oh, noche, Ediciones El Hábitos-Discos Cabaret 1996 Eugenia León en Directo, Discos Cabaret 1996 Norteño, Melody 1998 Corazón mexicano, Gobierno De La Ciudad De México 1998 La suave Patria, Opción Sónica 1999 Ni esto, ni l'otro, La Voz De La Sirena 1999 Acércate más, Universal Music 2000 Tatuajes, Universal Music 2003 Ellas Cantan Así, BMG 2003 La Más Completa Colección, Universal Music 2006 Pasional, IC21 2007 Puño de tierra, IC21 2008 Cine, IC21 2009 Agua de Beber, Universal Music 2011 Ciudadana del Mundo Vol. 1, Universal Music 2013 Ciudadana del Mundo Vol. 2, Universal Music 2013 Las Tres Grandes en Primera Fila together with Tania Libertad and Guadalupe Pineda, Sony Music 2015 Una Rosa Encendida, Sony Music 2017 A los cuatro Vientos 2020 Esperanza 2023

Collaborations México 68 Vol. 1, IMM 1968 Amparo Ochoa Canta Con Los Niños, Discos Pueblo 1984 Está Valiendo... El Corazón, 1987 Canciones del Íntimo Decoro, Pentagrama 1988 Entre Amigos, BMG 1993 30 Años, BMG 1993 Boleros, Voz Y Sentimiento, Sony Music 1996 Un Mundo Una Esperanza, 1998 Un Canto De México, Sony Music 2002 Pablo Queriido, Universal Music 2003 Angeles y Pequeños Diablitos, 2003 El Pop Ha Muerto Viva El Pop, Universal Music 2005 Reunidos Por Siempre, Universal Music 2005 Chava Flores: Tributo De Sus Amigos, 2006 Buenas Noches, Sony Music 2006 5x5=, 2006 Quemar Las Naves, 2008 La Morena, Fonarte 2008 Sin Fecha De Caducidad, WEA 2009 Huapanguenado, 2009 Por Mi Culpa, WEA 2010 Tengo Que Hablarte, Pnetagrama 2010 Zona Preferente: En Vivo Desde El Auditorio Nacional, WEA 2012 33, 2013 Zona Preferente: Mi Tributo Al Festival, WEA 2013 Necesito Un Bolero, Sony Music 2014 Mujer Divina, Sony Music 2014 Caricia Urgente, 2015 He for She, Sony Music 2015 Primera Fila (En Vivo)—Las Tres Grandes, Sony Music 2016 Rocío Dúrcal, Duetos, Sony Music 2016 La Sonora Santanera en Su 60 Aniversario, Sony Music 2016 Amar y Vivir, Universal Music 2017