FILE PHOTO 13DEC96 - Mexican folk singer Maria de Lourdes performs a "ranchera" song December 13, 1996 in a Mexico City theatre. Maria de Lourdes, one of the most-cherished singer of traditional "ranchera" music, died at the age of 58 in Amsterdam. De Lourdes was known as the "Queen of the Mariachis" and the "Ambassador of Mexican Music" for her fame in promoting Mexican music world-wide.

MEXICO SINGER