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Ranchera Icon Lucha Moreno Dies at 86, Daughter Mimí Confirms

Media focus on a six-decade legacy spanning film, television, ranchera music.

Overview

  • Mimí, who announced the death Wednesday on Instagram, said her mother died peacefully and with family.
  • The family has not shared a medical cause, and no funeral plans have been released.
  • Moreno, born Irma Gloria Ochoa Salinas in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, became a leading voice in Mexican vernacular music and a familiar face on screen.
  • She debuted in 1957 in the film Asesinos, S.A. and later recorded more than 20 albums while appearing in telenovelas such as Quinceañera and Amor en silencio.
  • In 1962 she formed a duet with her husband José Juan Hernández, whose death in January 2025 preceded hers by about a year.