Lola Beltrán

Life Beltrán was born in the town of El Rosario, Sinaloa where she was schooled by Carmelite nuns. Her mother enjoyed singing and her father managed a mine. She pestered the radio station to be allowed to sing. The station and listeners were so impressed that within a year she had her own radio show. Beltrán credits the station with giving her a chance, which enabled her to make a career. It was there that she met the songwriter Tomás Méndez who composed songs for her, including the international hits "Cucurrucucú paloma" and "Tres Dias".

Beltrán was the first wife of the matador and film actor and had a daughter with him, singer María Elena Leal. She entered the world of film in 1954 in El Tesoro de la Muerte. After appearing in dozens of films, most of them musicals, she obtained a starring role in the telenovela Mi rival with Saby Kamalich. In cinema, Beltrán made her film debut on El cantor del circo (1940), an Argentine film. She also shared credits with Mexican movie stars such as Emilio Fernández, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz in La Bandida (1962). Her last film appearance was in Una gallina muy ponedora (1982) sharing credits with Columba Domínguez.

As a television presenter, she hosted the programs Noches tapatías (1976) and her own television program entitled El estudio de Lola Beltrán (1984), Paloma Méndez 1966 Tirando a gol 1966 Matar es fácil 1968 Valentín de la Sierra 1969 Duelo en El Dorado 1971 Furias bajo el cielo 1972 Padre nuestro que estás en la tierra Matilde 1975 Me caíste del cielo Lupita 1975 Las fuerzas vivas Chabela, Eufemio's wife 1982 Una gallina muy ponedora Cinema of Spain