World & Nation
Ana Maria Beltran stood in the rain holding a single red rose.
Sept. 5, 2016
With his glittery capes, slinky dance moves and ultra-romantic lyrics, Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel was an unlikely king in a country known for its machismo.
Aug. 29, 2016
Obituaries
Juan Gabriel, the beloved top-selling Mexican singer who wooed crowds on both sides of the border with ballads of love and heartbreak for more than four decades, died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica.
Aug. 28, 2016
Popular Mexican singer Juan Gabriel was known as “El Divo de Juarez,” and as news of his death spread Monday, more than 100 people gathered to mourn outside the block-long mansion that was his home in this border town — one of several he purchased in a city where his mother had once worked as a housekeeper.
California
Nohely Chavez and Laura Tejeda never met Juan Gabriel, but the famed Mexican singer was an abiding voice in the lives of the two cousins from East Los Angeles.
Sept. 6, 2016
Nancy Cortes learned two things growing up: Respect your mother.
Aug. 30, 2016
Music
The estimated 75,000 fans who turned out to see Juan Gabriel on Saturday at the Rose Bowl didn’t get everything that was advertised, but they were still enthralled by the charisma and music of this Mexican pop idol.
Aug. 2, 1993
At a plaza off Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, Joanna Franco, 25, swayed Sunday evening to the sound of banda music with her fiancé.
Fans across Los Angeles woke up Monday to mourn the death of Mexican music giant Juan Gabriel the best way they know how: by blasting his music.
Entertainment & Arts