Alicia Juárez
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Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
Alicia Juárez | |
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| Birth name | Alicia López Palazuelos |
| Born | 9 July 1950 La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 26 August 2017 (aged 68) Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Genres | Ranchera |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1966–2017 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Arcano, Musart |
Alicia Juárez (born Alicia López Palazuelos; 9 July 1949 – 26 August 2017) was a Mexican singer and actress. She was also known by the nickname La musa de México ("The Muse of Mexico").
She was born in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Francisco Javier López Hurtado and Celia Palazuelos. She was raised in Oxnard, California; most of his early years were spent in the United States and her singing career began there at age 16.[1]
In Oxnard, she met José Alfredo Jiménez, who launched her to fame and with whom she would later marry.[1] Juárez achieved international success in Colombia, Spain, South America, the United States and Europe.[1][2] Juárez also appeared in nine films during her career, having a starring role in five of them, including playing a fictionalized version of herself in the 1980 film El charro del misterio.