Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel, (born Alberto Aguilera Valadez) on 7 January 1950 is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music.
In 1971, he landed a recording contract with RCA Records. He has written and recorded over 1000 songs in a variety of music genre. Changing his name to Juan Gabriel-Juan in honor of a schoolmaster for whom he held great admiration and adopting the stage surname of Gabriel in honor of his own deceased father, Gabriel Aguilera, he gradually established himself as Mexico's leading commercial singer-songwriter, penning in many diverse styles such as rancheras with mariachi, ballads, pop, rock, disco, with an incredible string of hits for himself and for leading Latin singers including International star Lucia Mendez, Estela Nuñez, Angélica María, Aida Cuevas,Enriqueta Jiménez, Lucha Villa, Ana Gabriel, Marc Anthony, Rocio Durcal and Son del Son.

Aguilera made his film debut in 1975 in the movie Nobleza ranchera. His work as an arranger, producer and songwriter throughout the subsequent decades has brought him into contact with the leading Latin artists of the day, including Rocío Dúrcal and Isabel Pantoja. In addition to recording numerous hits on his own, Gabriel has produced albums for Rocio Durcal, Lucha Villa, Lola Beltran and Paul Anka. In 1984, he scored what is considered by many of his fans to be his greatest hit, "Querida" ("My Dear") which stayed for over a year on the top of the hits chart.