Lola Beltrán
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| Born | María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz 7 March 1932 El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Died | 24 March 1996 (aged 64) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Church of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Other names | Lola la Grande |
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| Spouse | Alfredo Leal |
| Children | Maria Elena Leal Beltrán |
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| Years active | 1940–96 |
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María Lucila "Lola" Beltrán Ruiz (7 March 1932 – 24 March 1996) was a Mexican actress and singer.
She is and was one of Mexico's most acclaimed singers of Ranchera and Huapango music. She collaborated with other Mexican music stars such as Amalia Mendoza, Juan Gabriel, and Lucha Villa. She was internationally renowned for her interpretation of the songs "Cucurrucucú paloma" and "Paloma Negra" and sang before world leaders. She was nicknamed Lola la Grande ("Lola the Great"). Her song Soy infeliz ("I'm Unhappy") was the opening music for Pedro Almodóvar's film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.