Artists and genres Lucía Méndez directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as "El Sol de México". Luis Miguel has sung in multiple genres and styles, including pop songs, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band, and mariachi. He is also recognized as the only major Latin singer of his generation not to cross over to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.
