She was also quite diverse in her singing. One of her last efforts was making Canciones de mi Padre. The culture she grew up in Tucson incorporates this music to this day.
Mariachi music always grates on my ears, even makes a set of pipes like Linda Ronstadt’s sound harsh and strident IMHO.
They’re better in Catholic masses or at funerals when they are more subdued.
Mariachi is just one genre of Mexican music among several, and her two
Canciones albums reflect that. I don't much care for mariachi either.
IIRC, she isn't fluent in Spanish, so really had to work on it to do those two albums. More tribute to her work ethic?
