Lucha Villa

Lucha Villa was born on Nov 30, 1936 in Mexico. Lucha Villa's big-screen debut came with The Golden Cockerel directed by Roberto Gavaldón in 1964. Lucha Villa is known for Lagunilla, mi barrio directed by Raúl Araiza, Manolo Fábregas stars as Don Abel and Lucha Villa as Doña Lancha. Lucha Villa has got 4 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Lucha Villa achieved is Premios ACE. The upcoming new movie Lucha Villa plays is El fiscal de hierro 3 which will be released on Feb 14, 1992.

Mexico's most famous ranchera singer, Lucha Villa earned more notice than Lola Beltran thanks to a long, successful film career in addition to her recording work. Born in the Chihuahua state town of Ciudad Camargo in the mid-'30s, young Luz Elena Bejarano entered a number of talent contests and was dubbed Lucha Villa by television producer Luis Dillon (the name is a contraction of Pancho Villa and the Chihuahua village where he spent time). Her biggest early hit was a version of the José Alfredo Jiménez standard "Media Vuelta," and after several minor film roles, she became a star with the 1965 cockfighting feature El Gallo de Oro.