Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadés on 7 January 1950, in Parácuaro, Michoacán) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representative of the Mexican ranchera, ball

Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadés on 7 January 1950, in Parácuaro, Michoacán) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representative of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music.

He attended boarding school in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, but left to work as a craftsman at the age of 13. Already a songwriter, he began his performing career in nightclubs and local television using the moniker Adán Luna.