One of the most celebrated and prolific bolero artists in Latin music, Mexican
composer Armando Manzanero was born on December 7, 1935, in Ticul, Yucatán. His
father, singer-songwriter Santiago Manzanero, founded the Orquesta Típica
Yucaltepén, and his mother Juanita Canché Baqueiro played jarana jarocha, a
traditional Mexican instrument. He began his musical education when he was just
8 years old at the local School of Fine Arts and then continued his studies in
Mexico City. In 1950, he wrote his first song "Nunca en el Mundo," which has
since been recorded in several different ...