Pedro Rivera started out taking photos and selling cassettes in Huntington Park, California. He dreamed of becoming a singer, and although he achieved that dream, destiny led him to make his mark in ...

Some musicians become more famous for dying young. That's part of the story of Chalino Sanchez, but there's more to it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the host of a podcast that explores that theme.

The rise of Chalino Sánchez could be attributed to a confluence of events. Of course, his unique and raw vocals made him stand out in a crowded field of ranchera balladeers. But he was able to become ...

It's the first of several posthumous collabs to be released by Cintas Acuario, which has the rights to 15 songs by the artist murdered in 1992. By Tere Aguilera Chalino Sánchez, the “King of Corridos, ...

“My dad started a way of dressing, a way of singing, a way of acting, a way of talking, everything,” says Adán Sánchez. “It was a big-ass revolution!” Sam Quiñones on Los Chalinillos, the next ...

Adan Sanchez, a rising singer and the son of slain narcocorrido music legend Marcelino “Chalino” Sanchez, has died in a car crash in Sinaloa, Mexico. He was 19. Sanchez, of Paramount, Calif., was on a ...

Many musicians became all the more famous after they died young, and that's true of Chalino Sanchez. But there's much more to his story, as the podcast "Idolo: The Ballad Of Chalino Sanchez" explores.

Cintas Acuario, owned by Rivera, has begun releasing posthumous Sanchez material, and says it will do the same with other legends like his daughter Jenni Rivera and Valentín Elizalde. By Tere Aguilera ...

There's a long history of popular musicians who become all the more famous for dying young. That's part of the story of Chalino Sanchez, but there's much more to it. A new podcast explores. Many ...