Chelo (Mexican singer)
Consuelo "Chelo" Pérez Rubio Born January 18, 1943 is a Mexican recording artist who was the former vocalist of the cumbia group Chelo y su Conjunto until she launched her solo career in the ranchera genre. Born in the colonia of La Experiencia in the city of Zapopan, Jalisco, Chelo is the cousin of Mike Laure, another cumbia recording artist. Her most successful hit songs are "Mejor me voy", "Que sacrificio", "Dos gotas de agua", "Al ver que te vas", "Las cuentas claras", "Si ya te vas", "Ya me voy", and "Volverás por mi" (which reached number 1 on Billboard's Mexican Top Ten list). Chelo AKA La Voz Tropical de Mexico, La Voz Rachera, La Incomparable and simple the best singer Mexico has given. In her career Chelo recorded 5 genres in same year which included Tropical, Norteño, Ranchero, Boleros, Cumbias and recorded with Rondalla. Chelo also acted in 13 movies in which her daughter Yesenia Flores was in five of these movies. Chelo recorded 62 albums.
External links
- Fernández l'Hoeste, Héctor D; Vila, Pablo (2013-05-29). Cumbia!: Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music Genre. ISBN 0822354330.
- Madrid (2008-02-20). Nor-tec Rifa! : Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World: Electronic Dance Music from Tijuana to the World. ISBN 9780199716890.