Lucha Moreno

Irma Gloria Ochoa Salinas (23 April 1939 – 15 April 2026), known professionally as Lucha Moreno, was a Mexican singer and actress, whose specialty is the musical genre of ranchera.

Career Moreno debuted in films singing "La noche de mi mal" in Asesinos, S.A. (1957), starring Resortes and Kitty de Hoyos. She then starred in No soy monedita de oro (1959), with Fernando Casanova and Cuco Sánchez; El gato (1961), with Joaquín Cordero; Las hijas del Amapolo (1962), with José Elías Moreno and Carmela Rey; Aquí está tu enamorado (1963), with Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, and Manuel López Ochoa; Lupe Balazos (1964), with Julio Aldama; Escuela para solteras (1965), with an all-star cast; and Los dos apóstoles (1966), with Luis Aguilar. She also participated in telenovelas.

With her husband, singer José Juan, she formed the successful duet Lucha Moreno y José Juan, recording in the 1960s and 1970s. She was the mother of Flans member Mimi.

Death Moreno died on 15 April 2026, eight days before her 87th birthday.

Discography

Singles «Anoche estuve llorando» (Columbia, 1957) «Vencida» (Columbia, 1957)

Studio albums Lucha Moreno (Orfeón 12-22, 1958) Acuarelas provincianas (Orfeón 12-38) Rancheras de siempre (Orfeón 12-52) Ecos de la revolución (Orfeón 12-103) Éxitos de Lucha Moreno (Orfeón 12-214)

Filmography Film Asesinos, S.A. (1957) as singer in the Club Torero Tirando a Matar (1961) as Marta Aquí está tu enamorado (1963) as Lucha El ciclón de Jalisco (1964) as Marta Lupe Balazos (1964) as Lupe Rivas

Television Quinceañera (1987) as Virginia Campos, two episodes Amor en silencio (1988) as Consuelo de Durán