Rubén Fuentes
In 1944, Fuentes joined Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán as a violinist and later as a music arranger.He is best known for his work on Linda Ronstadt's classic, Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum Canciones de Mi Padre album.With domestic sales of 2.5 million copies, Canciones de Mi Padre stands as the biggest-selling non-English language record in US history.Fuentes wrote dozens[citation needed] of Mexican standards, including "La Culebra", "Cien Años", "Las Alazanas", "Como Si Nada", "La Bikina", "Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra", "Flor Sin Retoño", "Ni Princesa Ni Esclava" and "Camino Real de Colima" (many composed with Silvestre Vargas).His songs have been performed by Pedro Infante, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Flor Silvestre, Amalia Mendoza, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Javier Solís, Vikki Carr, and Hatsune Miku, among others.