Tomas Mendez

Songwriter Tomas Mendez is most beneficial known for penning the Mexican requirements “Cucurrucucu Paloma” and “Paloma Negra.” Functioning primarily inside a mariachi vein, Mendez was a reasonably prolific composer, but accomplished his greatest achievement with 1954’s “Cucurrucucu Paloma,” that was a smash strike for Lola Beltran and later on documented by countless others, including Julio Iglesias. (Within the wake from the song’s achievement, Beltran also starred inside a film of the same name.) Beltran documented numerous Mendez tunes — including his additional all-time traditional, “Paloma Negra” — and was probably his most sympathetic interpreter, but his compositions discovered favor numerous; among his many prominent devotees had been Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernández, Amalia Mendoza, and Javier Solís. Mendez also produced recordings like a vocalist, but was constantly more mentioned for his composing capabilities. Historia Musical de Tomas Mendez, a Compact disc retrospective of among the better interpretations of his materials, was released within the mid-’90s.